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Well a lot of stuff went down at CES, and not the least of which was some Mobile video too….
ICO Global Communications and Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated a satellite-terrestrial network with two-way interactivity at CES. The ICO part apparently delivers “live television, interactive navigation and two-way communications to a wide variety of mobile and portable devices“.
Interestingly, ICO run the ICO G1, which is a commercial satellite, covering the entire US – and that’s supplemented by a terrestrial network for those dense urban areas where SATs are not all that good at covering. Not only did the network run at CES, but it’s in live trials in places like Las Vegas. AlcaLu’s part in this was developing mobile video tech based on DVB-SH, and also acting as SI (systems integrator).
Of course, the question that I would ask is how/if/when this distills to a commercial service for end-users – clearly a DVB-SH + terrestrial patchwork could prove a very good way to delivery consistent mobile video to users – but as we’ve seen in many other countries – mobile broadcast video hasn’t gained much traction.
Anyhow, we’ll see how this one plays out – for the moment it’s back to streaming or downloading over 3G ….
[Via: tmcnet.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.
