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Yep, Australia has decided it’s DVB-H trial-time according to Rapid TV News:
The broadcast TV via mobile trial, being conducted in Sydney and coordinated by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group’s Australian Digital Suppliers industry Forum (ADSIF), is partly to demonstrate the interoperability of current handsets with start of the art head-end mobile TV encoders. It is also further assessing the transmission coverage of mobile TV broadcasts. A previous trial, which ended in 2007, used handsets that were not then commercially available. That trial was predominantly to assess technical matters.
Now, who do we think could be involved in a DVB-H tirla on the handset side? Well, it would have to be our favourites, Nokia, Samsung, and LG – all of whom have a bevy of DVB-H-able devices.
Apparently there will be nine streams in the trial, including channels such as ABC1, Fox Sports News, and MTV. The trial has a license to run until Feb 28th only – so if you know someone who’s involved, you can watch some video-on-the-move until then…!
[Via: Rapid TV News]
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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.
