Future outlooks from 2005’s lessonsMobile telephony’s success worldwide, ubiquity of broadband access, entrenchment of new practices centred around blogs and podcasting, recognition of the Internet titans’ growing clout and ambitions: 2005 confirmed the vitality of the DigiWorld.But this effervescence is not all smooth sailing.
While certain innovations can prove value destroyers (IP telephony), others are fuelling myriad questions concerning the business models that consumers will be willing to accept, which players will be the market’s prime beneficiaries, and the consequent changes that will need to be made to regulatory frameworks.In this 2006 edition of our DigiWorld yearbook, you will find valuable data on the central components of the new digital world, along with analyses from IDATE’s experts and a comprehensive round-up of the highlights of the year gone by.