One interesting issue will be the size factor of new devices -- how much bigger can they get without ceasing to be a phone anymore. People want the small form factor but they want a screen big enough to view. So we will see some very innovative form factors that will give you a bigger display in a device that is still manageable as a phone. There are some very exciting products on the drawing board today. |
The technology is there today to deliver video via IP networks to handheld devices. The challenges lie in developing a business model for content delivery that makes sense economically; the form factor of the handheld device; and the method of delivery. |
When we began almost eight years ago -- about the same time that streaming technology first developed -- everything was based on delivery of content over IP networks to the desktop. Now almost any type of device can support video delivery. |