понедельник, 17 марта 2008 г.

EC backs DVB-H, again

The European Commission has formally endorsed the DVB-H broadcast mobile TV standard.




It added DVB-H to the ‘EU List of Standards’, which serves as a basis for encouraging the harmonised provision of telecommunications across the EU. Few were surprised as the EC suggested it would approve the standard last July.

This prompted a storm of disapproval from MediaFLO and the like – and this new pronouncement will no doubt do the same.

The EC’s contention is that EU-wide adoption of Nokia-backed DVB-H will provide operators and broadcasters with the necessary scale to launch mass services across the region.










A European common standard will also benefit consumers, who will be able to watch TV on their own phones or mobile devices at any time, anywhere across Europe.

Whether the trade agrees remains to be seen, as Sky is in trials with MediaFLO, and T-Mobile and Orange are set to have a look at TB-TV. DVB-H is the only standard with a global presence although South Korea prefers DMB, Japan supports ISDB-T and the US has launched MediaFLO.


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