Study: Mobile Video Infrastructure Market Growing in Spite of Economy

By Doug Lung
published

Recent research by In-Stat shows current economic problems will not impact the rapid growth of the market for mobile video infrastructure.

The research focuses on the distribution side rather than the consumer side of mobile video. “The U.S. is expected to remain on track to begin deployments of ATSC Mobile and Handheld (ATSC M&H) services during 2009, into 2010, and beyond,” In-Stat said. “MediaFLO will continue to build out in U.S. markets and may see some new markets developing.”

Mobile video infrastructure revenues are expected to reach $291 million in 2012, with transmission network buildouts generating more revenue than mobile video headends, the researcher said.

The abstract for the report, “Worldwide Mobile Video Infrastructure: The Buildout Continues,” describes the different methods for delivering video to mobile devices, including Internet access via a mobile data service, cellular in-band video delivered through the cellphone receiver, broadcast-specific cellular out-of-band, “synch and go” video services, and Wi-Fi and WiMAX.The table of contents lists the major components in mobile video headends:

-Content protection (Open Mobile Alliance and OMA-BCAST Specifications)

-Multimedia Gateways

-IP Encapsulator

-Servers

-Systems Integration

The abstract has more information on the report and how to obtain a copy.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.