Disqus
Screendigest states that as of December 2007, there were 1.2m Mobile TV subscribers, consisting of 1 million Orange subscribers, and 200,000 from SFR. According to their research, that put France ahead of Italy as of Christmas 07.
Apparently both Operators saw growth rates of over 40% in Q4 2007, due to them launching unlimited mobile data bundles, covering TV, music, and video services.
Screendigest also notes that these figures have been achieved using 3G networks, and if these growth rates were to stay on trend, they would not be able manageable on the current networks. Events such as the European Football Championship and the Olympics are expected to push demand even further. Screendigest doubts that a DVB-H broadcast network could be deployed nationwide before the end of 2008.
[Via: Screendigest]
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
