Mobile TV News

LTE mobiles may cause cable TV interference
Nov 27, 2009 – The Radio Communications Agency of the Netherlands (Agentschap Telecom) has conducted a set of initial exploratory tests that show that the use of LTE mobile devices in the 800MHz band interfere with cable television.
News categories: Agentschap Telecom, 5G, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile

Motorola launches OPhone with Siano CMMB chip
Nov 26, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched its TM710 OPhone in China. The China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile TV equipped handset was developed in collaboration with Siano Mobile Silicon.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Motorola, China, Mobile, Semiconductor

Korea to launch DMB 2.0 interactive services
Nov 26, 2009 – Korea's six terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) operators plan to introduce 'DMB 2.0' mobile internet-based interactive services such as e-commerce, stock updates and personal video recordings in December.
News categories: Korea, Mobile

Alcatel-Lucent, Solaris Mobile and towerCast team up for DVB-SH mobile TV in Paris
Nov 26, 2009 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU), Solaris Mobile and towerCast have announced the first satellite broadcast infrastructure to demonstrate potential services using DVB-SH to be deployed in Paris and surrounding suburbs.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Solaris Mobile, towerCast, Dibcom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Semiconductor

DVB-NGH Call for Technologies
Nov 25, 2009 – DVB has launched a Call for Technologies for a Next Generation Handheld standard. The call is intended to invite technology inputs that would facilitate an appropriate NGH physical layer on which a successful full NGH system could be built.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital TV, Mobile

PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service for Europe Now Available for PS3 and PSP
Nov 19, 2009 – Sony (NYSE:SNE) has launched its PlayStation®Network video delivery service for Europe. Now available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK the service allows film fans to download movies straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Germany, Spain, Streaming, Tablet, UK

CMMB simulcrypt to be completed by year-end
Nov 18, 2009 – The addition of conditional access from China Digital TV Holding (NYSE: STV) to the CMMB mobile TV service from China Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) [formerly CSMBC] is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, CSMBC, China, Conditional Access, Mobile

Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition Launched
Nov 16, 2009 – Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has announced the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming in one compact 3G device.
News categories: Nokia, Digital TV, Mobile

MediaFLO Recognized by Japan as an Official Technology for Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting
Nov 12, 2009 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recognized MediaFLO™ as one of two official technologies for nationwide mobile multimedia broadcasting services in Japan.
News categories: Qualcomm, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Regulation, Smart TV