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Thanks Tyler. Now if Sirius and XM can get some good quality content on cell phones (ie Howard) and eventually get just a 5% penetration rate you are talking another 10 million subscribers.
Cell phone audio entertainment will make the iPod obsolete within a few years. The iPod is history.
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So basically as we head into 2008 there are probably just as many cell phone subscribers in the US as there are cars on the road - 230 million.
Cell phones are a distribution channel that just cannot be ignored.
1. Cars
2. internet
3. Cell Phones
Its a no brainer for radio distribution.
Tyler - I would like to see you write an article on the whole cell phone strategy from satellite radio. From what I have read Sirius has a deal with Sprint and XM has deals with AT&T and Alltel. I would like to see some insight into future moves, the possibility for satellite chipsets in cellphones and maybe even an interview with people from the 2 companies.
Here is a Forbes article from 2006 on this topic. It has comments from analyst David Bank from RBC
http://www.forbes.com/markets/econom...markets03.html
Another article from About.com entitled -
The Cell Phone-Satellite Radio Connection
When The Two Finally Converge, Satellite Radio will Come Into Its Own
http://radio.about.com/library/weekly/aa071503a.htm