The hot topic in telephony service provider circles is the media phone. The upside revenue potential for media phones is huge. In-Stat analysts project that this new broadband device category will quickly replace more traditional telephones and the standard voice service packages offered in homes and businesses worldwide. In fact, In-Stat estimates that media phones will generate revenue approaching $7-11 billion by 2013.

Imagine something a bit smaller than a laptop with a touch-screen interface and a cordless handset that delivers wireline voice quality. Enjoy a device that is:
• “Always on,” ever ready to deliver the latest news, weather and traffic, help find restaurants or show times, or anything else you need to keep up with the speed of life

• A consolidated directory of family contacts, a home calendar and a to-do list

• A digital photo frame, allowing access to photos from a local storage device or online photo sharing services

Media phones bring new services to the home, new revenue to providers and new life to the phone.

Intel’s new media phone is based on the Atom processor