NEWS: Mobile gig aims to rock 3G

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3971531.stm>

Forget about going to a crowded bar to enjoy a gig by the latest
darlings of the music press.

Now you could also be at a live gig on your mobile, via the latest
third generation (3G) video phones.

Rock outfit Rooster are playing what has been billed as the first
ever concert broadcast by phone on Tuesday evening from a London
venue.

The 45-minute gig is due to be "phone cast" by the 3G mobile phone
operator, 3.

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On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:04:46 +0000, John Navas wrote:

> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3971531.stm>
>
> Forget about going to a crowded bar to enjoy a gig by the latest
> darlings of the music press.
>
> Now you could also be at a live gig on your mobile, via the latest
> third generation (3G) video phones.

Hutchison getting desperate are they ?
http://news.mobile9.com/2004/05/hutc...n-deep-trouble

> Rock outfit Rooster are playing what has been billed as the first
> ever concert broadcast by phone on Tuesday evening from a London
> venue.
>
> The 45-minute gig is due to be "phone cast" by the 3G mobile phone
> operator, 3.

"Some 1,000 fans of the London-based band will have to pay five pounds for
a ticket and need a 3G handset."

The sound quality on streamed 3GP video leaves a lot to be
desired, and music sounds bloody awful thru it...sort of like a cheap
water-logged AM band transistor radio with flat batteries.

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 02 Nov 2004 22:36:49
+0000, michael turner <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 19:04:46 +0000, John Navas wrote:
>
>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3971531.stm>
>>
>> Forget about going to a crowded bar to enjoy a gig by the latest
>> darlings of the music press.
>>
>> Now you could also be at a live gig on your mobile, via the latest
>> third generation (3G) video phones.
>
>Hutchison getting desperate are they ?
>http://news.mobile9.com/2004/05/hutc...n-deep-trouble

Counterpoint:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3579112.stm>

Still confident

Despite the losses at its 3G division, Hutchison - which is run by
Asian billionaire Li Ka-shing - said first-half group net profits
rose to HK$12.5bn, compared with HK$6.07bn in the previous year.

The profits were boosted by strength in its retail and property arms
and its container ports operations.

"I think the pickup rate of our 3G subscribers in the coming months
will be even better. Christmas sales are very big in the West," Mr Li
said.

But he added: "At the end of next year, 3G needs to be cashflow
positive. That's a very important target."

In the UK, where Hutchison launched its 3G operations last year, the
key average revenue per user figure (ARPU) was £43.22.

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That's almost US$80, which is pretty impressive when compared to ARPU for US
cellular carriers (on the order of US$50-60, with Nextel a bit higher than the
others).

>> Rock outfit Rooster are playing what has been billed as the first
>> ever concert broadcast by phone on Tuesday evening from a London
>> venue.
>>
>> The 45-minute gig is due to be "phone cast" by the 3G mobile phone
>> operator, 3.
>
>"Some 1,000 fans of the London-based band will have to pay five pounds for
>a ticket and need a 3G handset."
>
>The sound quality on streamed 3GP video leaves a lot to be
>desired, and music sounds bloody awful thru it...sort of like a cheap
>water-logged AM band transistor radio with flat batteries.

I think that's a bit harsh, and is offset by the novelty and relatively low
cost. It's hard to predict where these bleeding edge experiments will go.

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Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>