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A few months ago Qualcomm’s foray into mobile TV was axed, and now they’re offloading spectrum in the lower 700 MHz range that they were using for Flo TV to AT&T for a cool $1.9 billion. What does AT&T plan to do with it? 4G, of course. Apparently this spectrum has the capability to cover…
A joint venture between Fox, NBC and 10 other major broadcasters is hoping to give mobile television a boost and the Mobile Content Venture has committed to two mobile DTV signals for multiple markets by the end of next year. Will this finally give mobile TV the boost it needs to go mainstream? The Mobile…
It looks like Qualcomm wants to get out of the mobile TV business, as its CEO said the company is looking for “a number of alternatives” regarding Flo TV. “It will get done in the next year but I don’t think I can be much more specific than that,” Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said in…
Qualcomm has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwan’s Far Eastone to explore the creation of a MediaFLO-based mobile media operator. The discussions between the two parties come in advance of Taiwan’s anticipated UHF spectrum auction in early 2011, when the country’s regulatory agency, the National Communications Commission, is expected to issue two mobile…
Qualcomm-owned FLO TV is calling on Android and Brew developers in search of the “next great app” for the company’s mobile TV network. Interested companies and individuals can submit their apps in few categories, including sports, news, games, social networking, entertainment, lifestyle and media. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges comprised of…
NBC, Fox and 10 other major broadcasters are teaming up to create a joint venture that will bring nationwide television service to mobile devices. This is a pretty major push for mobile TV in the United States because the companies will use existing spectrum to deliver programming across the nation and it will include live…
In a solid strategic move, Flo TV said it is adding the ability to time-shift your content and pay-per-access for the mobile television service. One of the main draws of Flo TV is that it provides a really good mobile TV experience but it can be a bit too costly for my liking and no…
We don’t tend to get quite as much MediaFLO-related news in to the office here at IntoMobile, so when we do see something, it’s nice to make mention of it: MediaFLO is hoping to dramatically increase its coverage next year — adding more than 40 cities to its footprint — after the Feb. 17 switchover…
O2 and the BBC are apparently both interested in hearing more from Qualcomm about a potential MediaFLO Mobile TV network in the UK, according to the FT. As you might know, Qualcomm recently won the L-band radio spectrum auction in the UK, laying out £8.3m – small fry for a company that spent out many…
Qualcomm isn’t going to let the European Commission block them out of the mobile TV market just because the EU is officially backing DVB-H mobile TV standards. To that end, Qualcomm has just snatched up a 40Mhz swath of L-Band spectrum in the UK for $16.3 million. The purchase will apparently let Qualcomm test their…