DVI-enabled product shipments will decline at an annual rate of 30% through 2012, while HDMI-enabled product shipments will increase at an annual rate of 23% over the same period.
In spite of the present economic turmoil, consumer interest in mobile video is growing, and service providers must build infrastructure to be in position when consumer demand recovers.
However, both 4G technologies, meaning those technologies that are expected to meet the requirements of IMT-Advanced, are far from being commercially deployed.
However, it’s possible that a new generation, dubbed ‘Millennials, ’ bringing to the workplace communications habits formed in their early years (text messaging, social networking, blogging, etc.), portends more rapid adoption.
In-Stat doesn't expect a quick ramp up of Blu-ray player sales to standard DVD player levels any time soon, as prices for Blu-ray players are still high.
Growth in North America has been particularly strong, as cable operators near the end of their transition to voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP)-enabled network architectures.