Abstract
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
- Continued IP and Wireless Convergence
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
















