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Home » Maximising Wireless Profit Program » 2005 » New Service & Revenue Opportunities » Mobile TV - Business Models and the Market Opportunity for Mobile OperatorsSeptember 2005
Early trials of Mobile TV services in Asia and Europe suggest a substantial market opportunity. However, diverse technical standards, new infrastructure investment requirements and uncertainty regarding revenue share splits and the role Mobile Network Operators should play in the mobile TV value chain all pose challenges for operators hoping to exploit this emerging opportunity. This report provides a strategic assessment of current mobile TV initiatives and future options for MNOs. In particular it presents:
- An evaluation of competing standards (DVB-H, T-DMB and MediaFLO)
- Feedback from early service trials, with a focus on lessons learned to date
- The Critical Success Factors MNOs must address
- Revenue Potential, and
- Conclusions and Recommendations for Mobile Network Operators regarding the actions required if they are to profit from this new market opportunity.
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| 1 | Overview | 1 |
| 2 | Introduction | 2 |
| 3 | Mobile TV Standards Options | 3 |
| 3.1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 3.2 | DVB-H | 5 |
| 3.2.1 | DVB Background and Description | 5 |
| 3.2.2 | DVB-H Frequency Issues | 6 |
| 3.3 | DMB | 7 |
| 3.3.1 | DMB Background | 7 |
| 3.3.2 | Frequency Issues | 8 |
| 3.4 | MediaFLO | 9 |
| 3.4.1 | MediaFLO Background | 9 |
| 3.4.2 | Frequency Issues | 10 |
| 4 | Mobile TV Trials and Services | 11 |
| 4.1 | Introduction | 11 |
| 4.2 | Finland | 15 |
| 4.2.1 | Participants | 15 |
| 4.2.2 | Trial/Service Details | 16 |
| 4.2.3 | Results and Lessons | 17 |
| 4.3 | France | 18 |
| 4.3.1 | Participants | 18 |
| 4.3.2 | Trial/Service Details | 18 |
| 4.3.3 | Results and Learnings | 19 |
| 4.4 | Germany | 20 |
| 4.4.1 | Participants | 20 |
| 4.4.2 | Trial/Service Details | 20 |
| 4.4.3 | Results and Lessons | 21 |
| 4.5 | UK | 22 |
| 4.5.1 | Participants | 22 |
| 4.5.2 | Trial/Service Details | 22 |
| 4.5.3 | Results and Lessons | 23 |
| 4.6 | South Korea | 23 |
| 4.6.1 | Participants | 23 |
| 4.6.2 | Trial/Service Details | 24 |
| 4.6.3 | Results and Lessons | 25 |
| 5 | The Mobile TV Market | 26 |
| 5.1 | Mobile TV Value Chain | 26 |
| 5.1.1 | Mobile TV Viewers | 26 |
| 5.1.2 | Broadcasters | 27 |
| 5.1.3 | MNOs | 27 |
| 5.1.4 | Broadcast Network Operators | 27 |
| 5.1.5 | Manufacturers | 28 |
| 5.2 | Alternative Business Approaches | 28 |
| 5.2.1 | Leadership | 28 |
| 5.2.2 | Pricing | 29 |
| 5.3 | Spectrum & Standards Issues | 30 |
| 5.4 | Revenue Potential | 30 |
| 6 | Conclusions | 33 |
| 6.1 | Standards and Market Development | 33 |
| 6.2 | Recommended MNO Actions | 34 |
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