Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed the world's first commercial Mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile technology. Nokia Siemens Networks will supply Qtel with the state-of-the-art Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) solution providing their subscribers enhanced TV viewing experiences on their mobile phones with the […]
An official from China’s State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has indicated that the overall direction for issuing 3G licences once the telecom industry restructuring is complete has been settled. China Mobile is operating a TD-SCDMA network, the new China Telecom is building a CDMA2000 network on the basis of its acquired CDMA business, […]
Disney company ABC Television has reached an agreement to distribute ABC Mobile, in the US a channel featuring full-length episodes of many of ABC's popular shows. Full episodes featured on ABC Mobile are available to MobiTV subscribers on AT&T Wireless and Sprint the day after their broadcast airing. The new primetime shows add to MobiTV's […]
A recent survey of US mobile phone users by Artificial Life has revealed that 46 per cent use their devices for entertainment purposes, illustrating evolution of the mobile phone as a prominent communication tool to a must-have, multi-purpose consumer gadget.The survey of 200 respondents shows that 33 per cent of individuals use their phone for […]
Virgin Media has rolled out its first mobile broadband service. The service claims to offer speeds of up to 3.6Mbps and is available on an 18-month contract that comes with 3GB of data every month. The ISP claims this is sufficient to send 2,000 plain text emails as well as browse the web for 100 […]
A recent survey of US mobile phone users by Artificial Life has revealed that 46 per cent use their devices for entertainment purposes, illustrating evolution of the mobile phone as a prominent communication tool to a must-have, multi-purpose consumer gadget.The survey of 200 respondents shows that 33 per cent of individuals use their phone for […]
Increasingly, service providers, be they telcos or pay-TV operators, are looking to add media mobility to their portfolio. Euromedia on offer in their region, and we speak to one quad-play operator who sees great benefits from the multi-platform approach correspondents report on what's
From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable and Telefonica, the dominant telco operator, have reached an agreement to jointly launch the mobile version of the DTH platform, Digital Plus Mobile, on Movistar, Telefonica’s mobile company, through the service Emocion. The service will be available to all Movistar’s 3G clients with channels such as Canal+ movil, Cuatro movil, […]
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is launching a mobile TV channel, Capsule N96, offering exclusive programming to users of its N96 handset. Available from the start of October, Capsule N96 programmes all run to 96 seconds, offering content themed around motoring, fashion, gadgets, comedy, culture and homes.
From David Del Valle in MadridSpanish TV network Antena 3 TV, has become the first commercial TV channel in Spain to be available live via mobile phones. The company has signed an agreement with Vodafone that allows its 3G customers to watch the commercial TV channel through their phones. 70 per cent of Antena 3 […]