Weighed down by the economics of the deal, the Indian information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has dropped plans to offer Mobile TV services and restrict its spectrum allocation to digitisation of Doordarshan’s terrestrial network.

The ministry’s plan to create a regulatory framework for introduction of mobile TV services has been hanging fire for several years due to lack of 96 MHz of spectrum in the UHF band. So far, the sole player in the mobile TV market was Doordarshan.

Other posts by :

1. AST SpaceMobile to make D2C progress this winter
2. EchoStar to put Hughes Network into bankruptcy
3. FCC explains C-band incentives
4. Analyst: Deep dive on Starlink’s prospects
5. Musk: “AI is inevitable”
6. Airbus Space says business is booming
7. AST SpaceMobile gets permission for giant factory
8. Questions over AST SpaceMobile’s spending plans
9. Bank: AST SpaceMobile is favoured

Categories: Articles, Mobile, Mobile TV