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Samsung and Nokia have announced that they are going to work together to boost the adoption of DVB-H services – they will do this by enabling interoperability of their devices, and Nokia’s DVB-H network delivery system. The manufacturers are going to deliver solutions based on the OMA-BCAST standard – previously Samsung had used the CBMS OSF standard.
In addition, the manufacturers wll also make use of the content protection profiles within the BCAST standard, such as the already available OMA DRM.
Nothing ground-breaking here you might think, but given the actual deployments with DVB-H thus far, it is actually extremely important. Without the standardisation process (I bet you thought DVB-H was just a single standard right? Wrong!), DVB-H will remain fragmented and not gain the traction that it should…
[Via: MobileTV Blog]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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