[4] Another term for it is a mobile cassette tape player, a product which multiple companies created.
On the other, cellphone technology had focused on the area of imaging, leveraging the user interest in taking pictures and the operator's need to drive data revenues through the use of its network.
Work on compression algorithms for music was extensive with AMR trying to push the envelope, but the revolution of Napster proliferated the world with the MP3 format and manufacturers began to take notice.
The report boosted the need for phone manufacturers like Nokia and Motorola to join the bandwagon and explore several music options including the development of a music store strategy by Nokia and the integration of iTunes into a phone by Motorola with its Rocker.
Sony, Samsung, and LG were too busy focusing on increasing pixelation and stability within CDDMA camera modules.
The Rocker was a success driving new adherents into a highly competitive US market even though it still remained tied to a computer for music downloads.
It could be said that it was the adoption of the Rocker by ATT as an acquisition strategy for the US market that prompted operators to purchase music capable phones and manufacturers to develop them.
This success of ATT to drive acquisitions was copied by other operators such as Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, which also drove the introduction of music into the cellphones.
[4][3] Smartphone is the most revolutionary piece of technology to date in regards for mobile music, allowing access to nearly every artist at the click of a button.
Few Prominent Music Streaming Platforms [6] Pirating is another issue artists face.