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HANDSETS FOR MOBILE TV AND MULTIMEDIA SERVICES

Products are always gonna be obsolete, so you had better enjoy doing the next version.

Bill Gates

13.1   INTRODUCTION: HANDSET FUNCTIONALITIES FOR A MULTIMEDIA AND MOBILE TV PHONE

The phone network in the past was described as the world’s largest “machine.” This continues to be true today, albeit for the global mobile network. The mobile phone industry is one of the most dynamic sectors in the domain of technology and is constantly driven by demands that are in stark contrast to one another. On one hand there is a demand for premium features and pricing, while on the other there is a race to provide the most basic functionalities at price levels that can only be called abysmal. Over recent periods ...

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