Media Phone from Asian Telco
Early this month PCCW in HK launched their Media Phone service called “Eye2″
This is a wireless Portable Media Player with content from PCCW’s IPTV service. It can also support voice and video call. Looks like this is a trend for fixed line telcos to use “IP Convergence” devices to generate additional revenue from fixed line subscribers. In USA similar services are already available:
Traditional fixed line telcos are facing tough competitions from mobile operators and VoIP service providers. By adding value to existing offerings ( in PCCW case the multimedia content ) they can avoid direct pricing competitions while generating additional revenue from existing subscribers.
