Mobile TV News

Mobision launches DVB-H in Iraq
Jun 1, 2009 – Mobision has started its commercial DVB-H-based mobile TV service in Iraq, following an extended period of testing.
News categories: Mobision, E2M, Digital TV, Iraq, Mobile

Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon Platform with 45nm Chipset
May 31, 2009 – Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced that it is expanding its Snapdragon™ platform with a next-generation chipset that features high-definition video recording and playback, and support for mobile TV technologies such as MediaFLO™, DVB-H and ISDB-T.
News categories: Qualcomm, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

More than 50% of Mobile TV Subscribers from APAC by 2013
May 27, 2009 – According to research from RNCOS, the Asia-Pacific region will account for more than 50% of global Mobile TV subscribers by the end of 2013 due to the rapid technological developments in countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India.
News categories: RNCOS, 5G, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mexico, Mobile, Russia, Spain, UK, USA

Nokia makes its H.264/MPEG-4 MVC Mobile 3D implementation public
May 27, 2009 – Nokia (Helsinki:NOK1V; NYSE:NOK) has announced open availability of its MVC source code implementing H.264/MPEG-4 MVC, a leading multi-view video coding standard. The source code is optimized for different uses on mobile devices.
News categories: Nokia, Digital TV, Mobile

CMMB to be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA
May 25, 2009 – China's SARFT has said that CMMB will be partnered exclusively with TD-SCDMA, China's 3G standard, for the next 3-4 years, giving China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, Hong Kong:941) a head start as it is the only operator that supports TD-SCDMA.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

China to Set Up CMMB Patent Pool
May 25, 2009 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) Workgroup is planning the establishment of an industrial alliance to manage CMMB patent licensing.
News categories: SARFT, China, Licensing, Mobile, Patent

European Commission paves the way for European mobile satellite services
May 14, 2009 – The European Commission has selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile, to provide mobile satellite services, such as high-speed internet access, mobile television and radio or emergency communications, across Europe.
News categories: European Commission, Inmarsat, Solaris Mobile, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Norway Mobile TV DMB service to launch
May 14, 2009 – South Korean technology will be used in Norway to provide a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) mobile television service. The service is to be launched in Oslo this week by Norsk mobil-TV AS (NMTV).
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, MiniTV, Digital TV, Mobile, Norway

Hong Kong reports CMMB trial results
May 13, 2009 – Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has release a report by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) covering its recent Phase 1 CMMB Mobile TV Trial.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Content Distribution, Hong Kong, Mobile