The expansion of 3G networks and flat-rate data plans will combine to drive mobile TV subscriber totals to 462 million worldwide by 2012, according to a new forecast released by market analysis firm ABI Research. Mobile video delivery network buildouts and an increasing volume of available content will also accelerate consumer demand, ABI notes, projecting the Asia-Pacific region as the overall adoption leader, growing from 24 million mobile TV subscribers in 2007 to more than 260 million by 2012. "South Korea and Japan will continue to lead worldwide, while some countries in Western Europe will also continue to see strong growth," said ABI research director Mike Wolf in a prepared statement. "North America will also see some strong uptake as more services become available in 2008 with the launch of AT&T's MediaFLO service, the continued expansion of Verizon Wireless' MediaFLO subscriber base, and the growth of on-demand mobile video services."

For more on the ABI Research forecast:
- read this release [1]

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