Will Users Accept Mobile Phones as TV Receivers?

摘要

The rapid advances in mobile telephony and cellular networks have led to a vast expansion in data-based services using an over-the-air interface. While the cellular phone was originally a platform for voice applications, today it can be viewed as a multi-func- tional data device with telephony as one of its many features. The availability of visual content in mobile phones has also increased very rapidly as digital still cameras have been integrated into mobile terminals. Users are now sending multimedia messages (MMS) with pictures in addition to "texting" short messages (SMS). The so-called third-generation (3G) networks will, as they become more prevalent, allow fast data rates to and from mobile terminals. With this development, mobile video telephony is just a key-punch away.