Several major CE manufacturers and broadcasters have announced plans to launch 3D-capable TVs and offer 3D content in 2010. There are a number of competing 3D technologies available, and the decision to support 3D will require an understanding of the relative merits of each in the context of the home. The provision of 3D content into the home will require significant cooperation between content providers, service providers and CPE manufacturers to ensure consumer confidence in the technology and avoid a repeat of the confusion surrounding the introduction of HD technologies.
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Report Table of Contents:
Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Definitions and principles of net neutrality
Born in the USA
Background
Nature of the net neutrality debate
All about preserving the status quo, whatever that is
Main actors and their positions
Broadband providers resist new regulation
ICSPs favour net neutrality, though varying in their degree of support
Consumer groups also weigh in at one end of the spectrum
Case studies
European Commission
New challenges on the horizon
Net neutrality within the November 2007 telecoms package
European Commission declaration on net neutrality
Germany
Italy
Japan
Norway
Spain
Regulator's view on net neutrality in 2007
Stakeholders' views on net neutrality in 2007
Current situation
UK
Broadband voluntary code of practice
US
The FCC's 2005 policy statement
The FCC's 2009 statement
List of Tables
Table 1: Regulatory intervention to secure a neutral net
List of Figures
Figure 1: Equal access to networks and equitable cost distribution of networks
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