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Mobile TV possible without 3G

While many MNOs are planning to use a combination of 3G and dedicated mobile broadcasting networks to deliver mobile TV and video services, they must not overlook emerging alternatives, according to a a report published by Analysys Mason. Many MNOs already offer TV and video services over their 3G networks. Concerns over capacity and quality […]

May 23, 2008

Mobile TV possible without 3G

While many MNOs are planning to use a combination of 3G and dedicated mobile broadcasting networks to deliver mobile TV and video services, they must not overlook emerging alternatives, according to a a report published by Analysys Mason. Many MNOs already offer TV and video services over their 3G networks. Concerns over capacity and quality […]

May 23, 2008

Mobile search adspend to reach $2bn by 2013

Annual adspend on mobile search will reach $445 million in 2008 – representing more than 34 per cent of total mobile adspend – before rising to more than $2 billion by 2013, according to Juniper Research. The Juniper reports – Mobile Search and Discovery and Mobile Advertising – found that as operators abandon the 'walled […]

May 22, 2008

Mobile search adspend to reach $2bn by 2013

Annual adspend on mobile search will reach $445 million in 2008 – representing more than 34 per cent of total mobile adspend – before rising to more than $2 billion by 2013, according to Juniper Research. The Juniper reports – Mobile Search and Discovery and Mobile Advertising – found that as operators abandon the 'walled […]

May 22, 2008

swisscom launches Bluewin TV mobile

Swisscom has launched its mobile television service, Bluewin TV mobile, in Switzerland to become one of the first European providers to offer high-quality television experience to its mobile customers. Working together, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks enabled this service with their mobile TV technology and services. The service is made available through a network based […]

May 21, 2008

swisscom launches Bluewin TV mobile

Swisscom has launched its mobile television service, Bluewin TV mobile, in Switzerland to become one of the first European providers to offer high-quality television experience to its mobile customers. Working together, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks enabled this service with their mobile TV technology and services. The service is made available through a network based […]

May 21, 2008

E95bn boost for EU if spectrum used for mobile broadband

The European economy would receive a financial boost of at least E95 billion over the next 20 years if one quarter of the UHF band were instead allocated for mobile broadband services, according to a study by Spectrum Value Partners. The report – which was commissioned by Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone – has […]

May 7, 2008

CMMB commercial trials in Asia

According to the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), mobile CMMB TV will soon be launched in commercial test networks in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. During the testing, seven free channels (CCTV-1, CCTV-3, CCTV-Olympic Channel, CCTV-News, CCTV-Kids Channel, and the English-language CCTV-9) will be available, as well as one channel local to the […]

May 7, 2008

C4 mobile TV

Channel 4 is said to be interested in purchasing a chunk of spectrum on the second national digital radio multiplex to use in the launch of mobile TV services. It could bid for some of the 22 per cent of the second multiplex’s bandwidth that is reserved for non-radio services such as mobile TV.Such a […]

May 6, 2008

Digital Plus Movil on Orange

From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable is launching Digital Plus Movil, the mobile version of its digital DTH platform, to all Orange’s 3G customers. The initial offer is composed of 27 TV channels from all TV genre, including, from May 8th, a specific channel dedicated to bullfighting, Canal + Eventos Movil. Amongst the channels […]

May 5, 2008