[popper]

thought i'd resurect my general tech thread and add the latest industry comments in relation to this DVB-H.

Originally Posted by popper

ntl:HD? and all things tech relating to NTL/virgin or unspecifyed interesting stuff.

creative, what do you make of the fact NTL/Virgin are going to use cheaper options rather than the far better DVB-H long term options that the rest of the EU etc are going to use?.

http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?...ss=193&id=1788
Virgin Mobile 'to launch TV in the autumn'


Virgin Mobileââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ÂÂ�now part of UK cable group ntlââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ÂÂ�will reportedly launch its DAB-IP broadcast mobile TV service in conjunction with BT Movio in the autumn.
IT news site ZDnet.co.uk said Virgin had a three-month exclusivity period with BT. According to ZDnet.co.uk content partners for the mobile TV service will be announced within a month.

Handsets will be based on HTC's Trilogy and will run on Windows Mobile 5.0. ZDnet.co.uk said BT planned to announce details of a new mobile TV technology this week.

Last month the BBC and ITV said they would supply content for the technical trial of mobile television broadcast via DAB spectrum involving two approaches: Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (T-DMB) and Internet Protocol over DAB (DAB-IP).
Lovelace Consulting | 10.07.2006

http://www.vnu.co.uk/vnunet/news/218...ng-wrong-horse
Britain backing 'wrong' mobile TV standard
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Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 19 Mar 2007

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European Union commissioner Viviane Reding has issued a stark warning over the future of mobile TV to delegates at CeBIT.

Europe needs to agree a common standard for broadcast mobile TV, according to Reding, who hinted strongly that the standard should be DVB-H.

This leaves some UK companies backing the wrong horse, since early services by Virgin Mobile are using the DAB standard.

"We are too slow and too uncoordinated to create the right conditions for a quick take-up of mobile TV on a large scale in Europe," said Reding.

"I urge member states to act quickly on this issue as we cannot afford any delays.

One thing is clear: without at least some coordination at European level, market fragmentation will prevent a successful take-up of mobile TV in Europe."

Reding went on to point out that 17 countries, including Britain, offer DVB-H services and that it is a widely recognised open standard.

The commissioner said that she is prepared to give "strong support" to standardised European solutions such as DVB-H.

DVB-H is one of the highest quality standards on offer, and can carry more channels at higher quality than DAB. But it uses spectrum already occupied by analogue TV signals, whereas DAB can use existing digital radio frequencies.

Nokia has already announced that it will only be making DVB-H handsets, a decision branded "ridiculous" by one British telco but supported by analysts and defended by other big names in the industry such as Intel and Motorola.

At stake is a potential market worth $30bn, according to analysts.
"I am convinced today more than ever that we need a common European approach to set conditions for a rapid and wide deployment of mobile TV," said Reding. " It is now time to act."
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