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iSuppli Corporation: Car and PND Mobile TV Market Set to Double by 2015
[December 23, 2009]

iSuppli Corporation: Car and PND Mobile TV Market Set to Double by 2015


El Segundo, Calif.,, Dec 23, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Worldwide shipments of mobile television systems for cars, consisting both of solutions embedded into autos and included in Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), are expected to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to iSuppli Corp.



Global automotive mobile television shipments are expected to exceed 17 million units in 2015, up from 8 million in 2009, as presented in the attached figure.

"Mobile television represents a lucrative growth opportunity for hardware makers and service providers," said Richard Robinson, principal analyst, automotive electronics, for iSuppli. "Car passengers will be able to take advantage of live television services in an increasing number of vehicles with embedded front and rear displays." The future of mobile television services is likely to be shaped by new mobile TV broadcast standards, rather than cell-broadcast, IP-based video services. Cell-broadcast television services face numerous obstacles, including the burden they place on already overloaded wireless networks. Furthermore, the monetization of such services represents a challenge for wireless providers because most users regard television to be free of charge.


The rollout of new Mobile TV formats will be heavily dependent on the initial introduction of services in consumer devices and phone handsets, with mobile TV in the automotive space likely to piggyback on any successes in the consumer space.

While broadcast television offers a strong growth opportunity for automotive OEMs and PND vendors, there also are numerous financial and technical challenges faced by vehicle manufacturers as they embed receiver solutions into vehicles.

"For broadcasters and receiver manufacturers alike, considerable technical issues need to be addressed," Robinson said. "For example, the uninterrupted delivery of picture and audio is imperative in moving vehicles, regardless of the receiving environment." Detailed information on the issues facing all members of the value chain will be available in iSuppli's upcoming report, entitled; Digital Radio and Mobile TV in Automotive: Seeing, hearing and managing future demand. International mobile television standards covered in the report include DVB-H, DVB-T, DVB-SH, T-DMB, CMMB, FLO and ISDB-T.

To learn more, visit iSuppli's Automotive Digital Entertainment service.

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