August 27, 2007; 05:15 AM The worldwide market for peer-to-peer and
file sharing services is expected to generate $28 billion in revenue
for carriers and ISPs over the next four years. An ever increasing
number of cellular and wireline service providers are offering
legitimate file-sharing and downloading services geared to the
requirements of their end-users.
According
to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation,
peer-to-peer and file sharing services are widely available on fixed
line and mobile networks. Carrier revenue from usage of peer-to-peer
and file sharing services in Asia is nearly double North American
revenue.
Insight Research's market analysis study, entitled "Peer to Peer &
File-Sharing Services Market 2007-2011," notes that peer-to-peer and
file sharing services are part of a worldwide push by carriers to
create new IP-enabled services for consumers and business users. The
study notes that consumers of mobile and fixed line telecommunications
services are adopting peer-to-peer and file sharing services along with
other IP-enabled services such as video telephony, fixed-mobile
convergence, presence, streaming, and location based services.
"Peer-to-peer and file sharing services have moved into the main stream
and are now well beyond the early days when a few of the early service
providers ended up in litigation," says Robert Rosenberg, president of
Insight Research.
"Peering and file sharing have now been embraced by fixed line and
wireless operators, many of the intellectual property issues that led
to legal fights have been resolved, and media and applications such as
ring tones, games, music and large file videos are taking off. We see
this market continuing to grow as consumers increasing rely on the
utility of these applications," Rosenberg concluded.
An excerpt, table of contents, and ordering information for "Peer to
Peer & File-Sharing Services Market 2007-2011" market analysis
study are available online at:
www.insight-corp.com/reports/ipappsp2p.asp
This 51-page report is available immediately for $795 (hard copy).
Electronic (PDF) reports can also be ordered online. Please visit our
website, or call 973-541-9600 for details.
Source: The Insight Research Corporation
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