There is still some way to go before Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H) - is effectively implemented in to mobile phones as a standard offering in Europe, there is some promising news, albeit a little vague to some, that some progress is being made.
Digital Video Broadcasting has already been implemented in The Netherlands, by KPN, with Italy, Austria, France and Spain to follow suit in the near future. With technology vendors such as Sagem, Philips, Ericcson and Nokia, already supporting and no doubt in the stages of development for DVB-H supported handsets, it is truly only a matter of time before we see things rolling out at full speed.
DVB-H will allow traditional broadcasters to transmit / broadcast to those with DVB-H enabled phones and or other portable devices [iTouch?] what they’d ordinarily have broadcasted via cable or in some cases, analogue. Further opportunities for the broadcasting of content and the interactive TV capabilities of DVB-H, might make it of further interest to consumer brands that are not necessarily or directly involved with being broadcasters in the broadest sense.
With more means of distributing media, there comes new opportunities and whilst technology continues to converge around mobile phones and portable video devices, what we have now is a hint at the future
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:: Post Notes::
1.) The list of known DVB-H services launches or pilots at this moment in time are: Finland, India, Italy, Singapore, Philippines, USA, Vietnam, Ireland, France, Spain, South Africa, China, Malaysia, Kenya and Iran.
