Ben
22nd September 2005, 02:39 PM
Finally... Major UK mobile TV trial starts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4271474.stm (full article)
Extract:
A full-scale UK trial of the technology that will let people watch TV directly on their mobiles has been launched.
The Arqiva and O2 trial with 400 people in Oxford will test the technology that lets mobiles receive direct TV signals, and people's desire to watch mobile TV.
Sixteen channels will be available to the triallists, including BBC One and Two, ITV 1 and 2, and Channel 4.
TV is touted as the next phase of mobile entertainment. Orange already offers some shows on its 3G network.
"Increasingly, new forms of content are making their way onto mobile devices - music, in particular, is already booming - and the latest buzz is about television," said Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer.
"There will be many millions of mobile TV viewers worldwide by 2010."
O2 and Arqiva, which was previously NTL Broadcast, have joined with Nokia and terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for the six-month Oxford trial.
It mentions Orange TV, which, quite franky, doesn't work. DVB-H should be good, while I'd expect streaming over 3G will be retained for specialist events.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4271474.stm (full article)
Extract:
A full-scale UK trial of the technology that will let people watch TV directly on their mobiles has been launched.
The Arqiva and O2 trial with 400 people in Oxford will test the technology that lets mobiles receive direct TV signals, and people's desire to watch mobile TV.
Sixteen channels will be available to the triallists, including BBC One and Two, ITV 1 and 2, and Channel 4.
TV is touted as the next phase of mobile entertainment. Orange already offers some shows on its 3G network.
"Increasingly, new forms of content are making their way onto mobile devices - music, in particular, is already booming - and the latest buzz is about television," said Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer.
"There will be many millions of mobile TV viewers worldwide by 2010."
O2 and Arqiva, which was previously NTL Broadcast, have joined with Nokia and terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for the six-month Oxford trial.
It mentions Orange TV, which, quite franky, doesn't work. DVB-H should be good, while I'd expect streaming over 3G will be retained for specialist events.