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The 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona is on the air through mobile TV. A DVB-H mobile TV network, operated by Abertis Telecom and provided by technology company SIDSA, covers the Congress distributing up to 10 mobile TV channels.
SIDSA, International technology provider for Mobile TV, Digital TV, IP TV, Broadband and CAS, along with telco operator Abertis and other partners, collaborates with the Spanish leader in infrastructures and telecommunication services, Abertis Telecom, and other partners, to provide and operate a mobile TV network covering the whole 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. SIDSA provides the headend and the Conditional Access System.
Ten mobile TV channels are available through DVB-H-equipped mobile phones, thanks to SIDSA’s POLAR PLUS platform, the smallest and most interoperable DVB-H platform in the world. Among them, the Spanish commercial channels Cuatro, La Sexta, and Antena 3, 40 Latinos (music), MTV, CNBC, 3GSM TV, Furia and CNN. All of them are free-to-air, except CNN which is encrypted using KeyFly Mobile’s technology by SIDSA. KeyFlyTM +mobile is a state-of-the-art Service Protection and Purchase System, necessary to enter the mobile TV business. It is the core of the business as it controls the access and provides the tools to distribute the services on a pay-TV basis.
3GSM TV offers the latest news on the Congress with contents specifically dedicated to this event. Furia, backed by the Ministry of Industry and coordinated by Abertis Telecom, shows the latest developments in mobile TV. Visitors can watch all the channels a SIDSA’s booths (2J54 Hall 2 and CY14, Spanish Pavilion, 2nd Floor).
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
