Instruments tackle wireless and wireline test chores
T&MW Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 7/1/2004
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The increased bit consumption also comes from telcos that now offer digital TV over DSL networks. Voice-over-IP has finally reached widespread deployment. The increase in network traffic plus the new services mean that service providers and equipment manufacturers will need more test equipment.
In-Stat/MDR found that 13.2% of US wireless subscribers are interested in purchasing video services for their wireless phones.
“While still a relatively small niche of the market, this figure is significant in that it represents the ‘natural demand’ for mobile video services, prior to any large-scale carrier deployments or market messaging,” says Clint Wheelock, director of In-Stat/MDR’s Wireless Research Group. “Moreover, interest in mobile video is higher than for all other prospective mobile multimedia services covered in this survey, including gaming and music services.”
Indeed, In-Stat/MDR estimates that by 2009, mobile video services will generate $5.4 billion in annual revenues, accounting for approximately 14.9% of total wireless data revenues (Ref. 2). To address the test needs of these emerging markets, vendors are introducing test instruments that address digital protocol analysis as well as gigahertz-rate, wide-modulation-bandwidth signal analysis. T&MW
References
1. “One-Stop Shopping: Wireless Services in the Consumer Telecom Bundle,” In-Stat/MDR, Scottsdale, AZ, April 9, 2004. www.instat.com.
2. “Mobile Video Services in the US, 2004–2009,” May 24, 2004, In-Stat/MDR, Scottsdale, AZ, May 24, 2004. www.instat.com.
