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After those series of announcements by the EU that DVB-H was the way to go for Mobile TV (check one we posted about here), it has now decided that actually multiple standards might be better than just one TV tech:
Mobile Europe points out that last week’s EU statement said: “Aspects related to interoperability and roaming for mobile TV should be given due consideration in light of the wireless nature of the services”, a contrast with comments by Commissioner Viviane Reding in March, that said: “For mobile TV to take off in Europe, there must first be certainty about the technology.”
Great… well that’s really going to help speed things along! Joking aside though, multiple standards may just end up the way things are going anyway, because whether a service can make money (usually calculated through it’s business model) is often decided by a range of factors, several of which might be unique to the region in question. I bet we’ll see “Mobile TV” continue in it’s fragmented manner for the foreseeable future….
[Via: rethink-wireless.com]
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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.
