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“BRUSSELS – The European Commission backed a Nokia-led mobile television broadcasting standard on Wednesday in a move that could spur growth in the fledgling but potentially lucrative sector.
The lack of a single technology has held back wider take-up for television on cellphones and the EU’s support for digital video broadcast handheld (DVB-H) could be the decisive factor in the battle to establish a global standard.

The Commission said on its website that DVB-H “appears to be the strongest contender for future mobile TV deployment in Europe” and is already the most popular standard in Europe.

“The Commission therefore considers that DVB-H will form the basis for successful introduction and take-up of terrestrial mobile TV services in the EU,” it said.

“It will continue to monitor the situation in the EU and may come forward with proposals in 2008 including, if appropriate, making this open standard mandatory.”

The European Union executive made GSM (global system for mobile communication) mandatory as a mobile phone standard in the 1990s, opening the door for rapid growth in that sector in Europe. GSM is now the standard in many non-EU countries.

The choice is a blow for U.S. company Qualcomm and South Korean vendors which have promoted their own technologies.

So far only DVB-H has a global presence, while South Korea, Japan, the United States and China are embracing local rivals.

Some of the other technologies are also making a play for the global market, preventing services being offered worldwide under a single standard.

Commercial DVB-H broadcasts have started in India and Vietnam, in addition to some European countries, while Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia are to open networks this year…”

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“Europe UK : ROK TV announced that it is offering live and on-demand mobile TV streamed over existing 2.5G and 3G and networks as a subscription service aimed specifically at the users of Nokia Eseries devices.

ROK Entertainment Group, a leading mobile technology and applications development company and a specialist in the provision of mobile TV, has been appointed by Nokia to provide the service which is available via the Downloads! Service on selected Nokia Eseries devices.ROK TV is available in the UK now and will subsequently deploy into mainland Europe from August onwards…”

“NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Apple iPhone, which has generated more than enough buzz for itself, is also corralling a lot of attention for wireless fidelity, or wi-fi, networks.

Already in iPhone’s short life span, carriers are reporting greater demands on wi-fi as consumers seek a faster connection to the Web. The technology is a double-edged sword for carriers: It provides a short-term benefit by reducing the strain on their cellular networks, but could potentially wrest away their control over Internet service as networks expand. Sporadic availability and an unclear business model have kept consumer adoption muted, but that is poised to change.

“The iPhone is giving the industry a big shot in the arm in terms of imagination over different business plans,” said Ron Sege, chief executive of network equipment maker Tropos Networks Inc.

More than laptops – the primary device used to connect to the wi-fi network – cellphones will be the primary driver for the adoption of citywide wi-fi networks. Some devices, like the iPhone, use the wi-fi hotspots as a means to access the Internet, but other true dual-band handsets are designed to make voice calls that can be seamlessly switched between the wi-fi and cellular networks…”

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“OPTUS has moved to arrest declining revenue from its consumer telephony business with a new a new capped service that marries its broadband and voice offerings.The new product, Fusion, combines a broadband internet access and conventional phone service in a package that includes unlimited local and national calls for a fixed monthly charge. The package also includes un-timed calls to Optus mobiles.Consumers would be required to commit to a 24 month contract to qualify for the package, Optus said.Optus Consumer managing director Warren Hardy today described the service as a first for the Australian market.

“Europe France : Streamezzo announced a partnership with Nokia under which Streamezzo has developed MyNseries – a comprehensive platform that delivers the ultimate rich multimedia experience to users of Nokia’s N-series family of mobile devices.

Under the terms of the partnership, Streamezzo was responsible for leading the design, development, delivery management, hosting, and deployment of the MyNseries application….”

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