1.3 billion mobiles Mobile downloads overtaking physical singles
Mobile networks will become the main access to the Internet in the future. This development is happening right now. There are 1.3 billion mobile phones now and that is more than fixed lines.
Paul Jesemann, CTO LogicaCMG Asia, speaking on “Triple Play – The Future of Unprecedented Convergence” in Singapore November MobileMonday pointed out that Camera phones will outsell digital cameras and legal music downloads will exceed retail sales.
Mr. Jesemann said that during 2004 there were 26.5 million physical singles sold and 5.7 million legal downloads. But during the final week of 2004 there were a record number of legal downloads, 312 000. During the same week, 282 000 singles were bought over the counter.
3 UK had 10m mobile music-video sales in last 3 months
Mr. Jesemann also predicted success for mobile VoIP-services.
Adoption rates for new technologies are getting faster and faster, said Paul Jesemann in Singapore.
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