2007 Top Predictions about the Cell Phone Industry

Cell phone industry is probably one of those areas that permanently change. It's obvious that there are a lot of predictions about cell phone industry and its improvements.

We are going to present you only a few of those we suppose to take place in 2007.

Music quality applications for cell phones will register serious improvements

CD-quality ring tones are expected to enter the market. Besides, handset makers and wireless service providers will offer to consumers hundreds of favorite songs. People will for sure pay for good sound as well as for diversity of music.

The ability of cell phones to store hundreds and may be even thousands of songs is thought to be pretty enough for an average user.

The mobile TV feature will reach a larger use

Mobile TV feature is expected to gain popularity in the next few years. Now it is considered a useless adding because of low demand. Still because of the small-sized cell phone screens, mobile TV feature will have to face such competitors as PMPs, PSP, etc. The strong point about the small screens is that it doesn't cost you battery life.

People will use mobile TV applications to keep up with news, sports scores and weather; or to relax watching video, cartoons and shows. Most people won't watch TV unless they are on a train or plane trip. This especially refers to people riding trains to and from work. So here we speak mainly about Asia and Europe.

But only a few wireless service providers plan to provide mobile TV as an individual data stream.

Digital cameras will lose credits comparing with other cell phone features

No matter how much we like to play the 'paparazzi' game, we still understand that a cell phone camera usually shots poor quality photos. Cell phone cameras are to lose its credits rapidly, especially if compared with stand-alone cameras. The only reason cell phone cameras still have success is their low cost as they are built-in devices.

So actually it is the matter of choice. Who hunts for all-in-one devices gets 'all' of a lower quality.

However, cameras will not be removed from cell phones. Because there still is a category of people (mainly teenagers) who prefer to take advantage of their cell phones possibilities.

The entry-level cell phones will hold the share

There is a segment on the cell phone market that offers low-cost devices, being known as the market of entry-level cell phones. The prospects are people who have no need to buy high-end cell phones. Still they long for more than voice and SMS. In this case entry-level cell phone market is the one to supply the needed applications.

This will assure a permanent demand for the entry-level market. Entry-level cell phones give you "compact-disk quality" music.

India will be the fastest growing cell phone market

The above mentioned entry-level market will be of basic cell phone demand in India. Low-cost cell phone segment has been widely developing in India starting with the 3Q of 2006. 2007 promises to boost the sales on entry-level cell phones market.

According to Gartner Group, India is the world's fastest growing cell phone market. It registers 31% annually.

Simultaneous cell phone use will gain ground

There are a few cell phones that provide suitable simultaneous applications. The latter actually mean that you can activate two or more features of your cell phone instantly. For example, listen to music while you receive and answer a text message.

In 2007 the simultaneous cell phone applications will grow in number and complexity. It is clear that cell phones that will be able to do a wide range of these at the most affordable price will win consumers' credits.

More feature-rich cell phones

The revenue per user became a serious problem for service providers. That is why they will tend to settle the matter by increasing the existing number of services. Feature-rich services such as high quality audio streaming, download portals for music and video, and mobile TV will get at a new quality level and will also become more expensive.

Teaming on the cell phone market

The business communication among wireless service providers and the holders of music and video rights accelerates every year. They will also team with broadcasters to deliver mobile TV without burdening the mobile network.

Handset makers will also involve in collaborations with hardware and software companies to build feature-rich cell phone platforms. GPS enabled cell phones will be highly desired devices.

No matter what improvements are expected this year we believe users will finally get rid of daily little falls such as lousy service, interrupted calls, the inability to connect and stay connected to Internet, etc.

It will not be enough to get a wireless connection; it will be about getting connected quickly, easily, and inexpensively.