Respondents to the survey represent most of the top US mobile operators,
smaller/regional wireless carriers and mobile application developers.
The study shows that US mobile operators and equipment vendors are supportive
in the drive toward real-time video, which is likely to become more
mainstream in the US market over the next few years. Some key findings
include:
• Over 50% of US wireless operators interviewed plan to launch, or
increase access to, real-time video services over the next 2 years
• In order to compete with larger players, smaller operators are offering
more Internet access and are pursuing flexible IP communication applications
from 3rd parties
• Almost half of operators surveyed are enthusiastic about delivering
“open platforms” for 3rd party software developers
Mark Radoff of Ovum commented on the study’s findings, “Real-time video
is coming to the ... (more)