3 Italia and Alcatel Lucent build out Mobile TV in Italy

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) (AlcaLu) has signed an equipment and services contract with 3 Italia, for the expansion and optimisation of it’s Mobile TV broadcast network in Italy. The solution is based on DVB-H terrestrial transmitters (as oppose to the satellite-based DVB-SH), and will allow 3 to increase the indoor and outdoor coverage.

Interestingly, the AlcaLu solution supports DVB-T, DVB-H, and also DVB-SH, to allow a transition forward in the future.

So there we have it – despite Mobile TV having many guises, here is one instance of the broadcast variant not just being rolled out, but built upon substantially. I can’t wait for the first review of the new and improved service!

[Via: Telecom Paper]