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Recently, the European Commission announced the full support for the DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard. It’s a good news especially for Nokia, who invested heavily in this technology and already got in place two DVB-H enabled handsets – N92 and N77. Most other phone and handheld companies are on board, too: Motorola, Philips, Sagem, Sony, Ericsson, Samsung and operators Vodafone, O2 and T-Mobile.
Now, it’s up to consumers to adopt the new technology. According to EU officials, next year is crucial for wide adoption. At the moment, market is at the very beginning with penetration rate being less than 1% in Italy, which is known as the most advanced market for mobile technologies on the continent. Other countries are following closely – Finland launched commercial mobile TV services last month, while France and Spain are planning to do the same later this year. Mobile TV trials are taking place in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands…
There you have it – the lobbying of the MediaFLO enthusiasts haven’t produced any results. People of Europe, get ready for DVB-H based mobile TV. It’s coming sooner than you think!
[Via: International Herald Tribune]
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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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