U.S. Mobile Entertainment Value Chain Analysis: Ramifications of IP Convergence:

U.S. Mobile Entertainment Value Chain Analysis: Ramifications of IP Convergence

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: September 2007
Product Code: R104-31726

Description

This document is about U.S. Mobile Entertainment Value Chain Analysis: Ramifications of IP Convergence

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Situation Overview

Market Strategies

Figure: Wireless Entertainment Value Chain

Carrier-Oriented Content and Service Aggregators

Carrier-Oriented Storefront and Portal Providers

The GSM and Java-Oriented Content and Application Ecosystem

The CDMA and BREW Content and Application Ecosystem

Direct-to-Consumer Models and the Internet

Simple Content and PSMS Billed For by Operators

Mobile-Oriented D2C Portals and Enablers

Web/WAP Applications and Services

Wireless Network Operator Approaches

Evolving Revenue Shares

Table: U.S. Wireless Entertainment Revenue Share and Average Selling Price Trend by Supply Chain Constituent and Content Type

Future Outlook

Continued IP and Wireless Convergence

Toward Universal Wireless Passports and Profiles

Increasingly Flexible Bundling and Simplified Billing Mechanisms

Content Interoperability

Human-Centric Experiences

Consolidation and Associated Vendor Trends

Essential Guidance

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