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It’s not a secret that European Commission wants to push DVB-H as a mobile TV standard throughout the European Union. That kind of decision would certainly benefit Nokia and other wireless companies, who already invested heavily in this standard. However, one wonders is this the right way to go? For instance, Korean handset manufacturers are already shipping T-DMB handsets to consumers, and as far as we can tell, that technology works.
Now, mobile industry leaders organized by mobile TV industry lobby group FLO Forum at a conference in Brussels argued that, because mobile TV is such a cutting-edge service, only time and a flexible market can tell which type of technology will prove the best.
Jens Arnbak, chair of tele-information techniques in the electrical engineering department of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands said: “Why would you wish at this early stage to insist on any particular standard when we do know that many other possibilities are available?”
On the other hand, European Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding commented that without a single standard, it will be impossible for companies to invest with confidence in new innovative technologies. (via: marketwatch)
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Dusan Belic
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.
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