Its been a months since the show ended but I am now just catching up on comments for CTIA. First, I must say that CTIA was vibrant! There certainly was a buzz around handsets... Yet, there was far more...
Comparing CTIA with 3GSM, I was pleasantly surprised to see the diversity of vendors and solutions for the North American market.
Interesting areas:
Mobile Video- there were at least a dozen companies pitching mobile video streaming of all kinds. From the PC to the handset, mobile streaming of entertainment content etc. Mobile social networking was again in play.
Handsets- Wow, the presence of Motorola, Samsung, LG was absolutely amazing... Samsung seemed slightly smaller compared to their presence at 3GSM while Motorola seemed dominant.
The smaller presence of TEM's was also notable. The Mobile environment certainly seems to have transitioned to a consumer centric (vs. tech centric) position.
I listened to the chairman of EMI on the distribution of music on mobile. The key theme was around the globalization of the music business around mobility. Interestingly, the same globalization is increasing the "reuse" of stars beyond the usual places like the US. The chairman mentioned the launch of certain European and Indian stars to global audiences, where one heart throb can be launched in a multiplicity of countries.
Orlando as a venue left me wondering whether the show will be there next year. The buzz of Las Vegas or the variety of New Orleans were certainly missing...
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