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A company called ICO Global Communications launched a new $500m telecoms satellite to bring DVB-SH mobile TV to the U.S. Apparently, the new satellite will be able to deal with between ten and fifteen simultaneous streams and is powerful enough to require no dish in order to broadcast.
The advantage over terrestrial mobile TV standards is obvious — a single satellite can provide nationwide coverage. Not that compatible devices can be purchased at the moment, but the infrastructure (i.e. satellite) is now on place and now it’s up to other members of DVB-SH ecosystem to build new or update existing devices to sing along DVB-SH. Last, but not the least, mobile operators should also slowly start preparing for the upcoming (r)evolution and that will probably be the trickiest part, as some of them like Verizon and AT&T already have their mobile TV offerings in place. We’ll see where this goes…
As a reminder, Alcatel-Lucent alongside 3 Italia and RAI are in the midst of DVB-SH trial that started last year.
[Via: PhoneMag]
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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.
