Despite its growing pains, telco TV appears to have good growth prospects, according to In-Stat.
The research firm expects the number of subscribers will climb to 32
million by the end of 2009 from 1.6 million in 2004. More than half of
these customers will be located in Asia. In-Stat's optimism is
obviously based on the notion Microsoft will have figured out the bugs
current plaguing its telco-TV software! On a more serious note,
television is quickly becoming a strategic necessity for carriers as
cablecos aggressively move into the voice business, while new entrants
such as Google, Skype, Microsoft and AOL push harder in the VOIP
space.With competition coming from all sides, carriers need to offer a
TV service to stay competitive and, more important, retain customers.
It is quickly becoming a major battleground, which explains why
Microsoft is taking so much grief for its problems.
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Telco-TV's Promising Future
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Mark Evans
on Tue 06 Sep 2005 01:56 PM EDT | Permanent Link
Despite its growing pains, telco TV appears to have good growth prospects, according to In-Stat.
The research firm expects the number of subscribers will climb to 32
million by the end of 2009 from 1.6 million in 2004. More than half of
these customers will be located in Asia. In-Stat's optimism is
obviously based on the notion Microsoft will have figured out the bugs
current plaguing its telco-TV software! On a more serious note,
television is quickly becoming a strategic necessity for carriers as
cablecos aggressively move into the voice business, while new entrants
such as Google, Skype, Microsoft and AOL push harder in the VOIP
space.With competition coming from all sides, carriers need to offer a
TV service to stay competitive and, more important, retain customers.
It is quickly becoming a major battleground, which explains why
Microsoft is taking so much grief for its problems.
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