CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-CDMA-based wireless services will enable hundreds of millions of people to access multimedia content wirelessly, according to a study by Datacomm Research Co.
“The wireless Internet market will explode once operators begin delivering streaming media at reasonable prices. Our research shows that CDMA-based air interfaces will get there first,” said Ira Brodsky, president of Datacomm and principal author of the report, Global CDMA Business Opportunities. “The 10 million people in Japan accessing the Internet from wireless phones today represent just one drop in a sea of potential users.”
The study noted CDMA technology is a popular choice for third-generation wireless services due to harmonized standards and multimode handsets expanding roaming and boosting economies of scale.
Wireless Internet access will depend on mobilization, personalization and localization, Datacomm said.
