Thursday, February 9, 2006

Mobile TV

Mobile operators and broadcasters are hoping flat-rate TV services or pay-per-view broadcasts will bring in revenue from people who cannot bear to miss a goal or the latest episode of their favorite soap opera while on the road. Trials of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld–an industry standard which allows an unlimited number of handsets to receive broadcast television–mainly aims to test technical capabilities. DVB-H, mobile phone giant Nokia’s chosen standard, is being tested in about 40 pilots worldwide. The trials are run by several different companies and Nokia has said it expects networks to go live in the first half of this year. Nokia’s N92 handset, which some analysts say will open this market, is expected to hit the shelves later this year and is designed for TV viewers.

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