Thursday, November 13, 2008

Peer-to-Peer and File Sharing Services Market 2007 - 2011

This report provides an overview of the Peer-to-Peer and File Sharing application services market. It details the status of the market today, as well as the migration through various stages of service integration and unification. The report covers all of the major approaches to IP-based applications service development and provisioning currently in the marketplace.

Service providers are in the midst of a gradual evolution from circuit-switched infrastructures to IP-based packet-switched infrastructures. While much of this evolution to date has taken place in the transport and access parts of the network, there are now enhanced services that are being developed and refined. In particular, the architecture of—and market for—next-generation enhanced services is beginning to take shape.

Report Excerpt

1.1 IP Applications Services Markets

This report provides an overview of the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and file sharing services market. It details the status of the market today, as well as the migration through various stages of service integration and unification. LBS is one aspect of IP-based applications service development and provisioning currently being rolled out in the marketplace.

Service providers are in the midst of a gradual evolution from circuit-switched infrastructures to IP-based packet-switched infrastructures.

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