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The Future of Convergence: New devices, services and growth opportunities
Business Insights, June 2006, Pages: 98
The digital revolution is being led by several industries, including semi-conductor, communications industry, entertainment, consumer electronics, and of course computer; key enabling technologies for the digital revolution include the conversion from analog to digital communications and the Internet Protocol (IP). For the consumer, convergence means more features in a single device, while for the media providers and conglomerates it means remaining competitive in the struggle for market dominance. For device manufacturers, the ability to produce innovative devices will increasingly be the driver for retaining customers as penetration rates of devices increase.
Customers are demanding new functionalities, meaning that manufacturers are responding by developing a range of converged devices, such as mobile phones with mp3 players, cameras and email access, or video recorders with hard drives. Technological challenges touch on several areas, including user interface, software, hardware, communications, semi-conductor, and manufacturing. Challenges on the hardware, communications, semi-conductor, and manufacturing fronts are the usual - faster, smaller, cheaper, and more reliable.
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