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New mobile TV trial tests DAB capabilities Another trial of
mobile television services is to take place in the UK. Broadcasters including the BBC and ITV will supply content for the technical trial of mobile television broadcast via digital audio broadcasting (DA
spectr*m involving two approaches: Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (T-DM and Internet Protocol over DAB (DAB-IP).
The six-month trial—which comes ahead of the expected release of Band III spectr*m later this year and L-Band spectr*m in early 2007—is the result of collaboration between the UK and South Korea, where mobile TV services using T-DMB launched last year.
In February BT said it had signed up Virgin Mobile—now in the process of merging with UK cable operator ntl—as its first customer for its BT Movio broadcast television and radio service for mobile phones. The launch of that service later this year follows a four-month trial of DAB-IP technology, conducton with Virgin Mobile.
DAB's big advantage over DVB-H, the standard trialled by Virgin's mobile rival O2 and transmission group Arqiva in Oxford last year, is that spectr*m is already available via digital radio whereas DVB-H requires an allocation from Ofcom—and that could have to wait for the switching off of analogue television signals between 2008 and 2012.
Using an L-Band test and development licence supplied by Ofcom, the latest DAB trial will see a live broadcast of content over DAB from two transmitter sites in London, one at BT Tower, the other at Arqiva's site in Croydon. The trial will be conducted in two phases—the first testing and showcasing audio and visual capabilities, and the second covering the potential for data and interactive services.
Mobile TV content will be provided by BBC News 24, EMAP, ITV, Cartoon Network and Teachers' TV. The UK and Korean partners participating in the trial are Unique Interactive, Arqiva, GCap, BBC, BT Movio, iPark London, RadioScape, Factum and Virgin Mobile, the Korean Ministry for Information and Communication, LG Electronics, Samsung, Pixtree and Ontimetek.
Trial chairman Matthew Honey, also managing director of Unique Interactive, said: "Mobile TV is the buzz-word of the moment and this trial is vital to actually realise its potential in the UK. It will allow UK broadcasters to see and assess the different approaches that can be taken to deliver TV on mobile devices via the DAB bearer—this is really important, not just in relation to existing capacity, but also in relation to potential new frequencies likely to be made available on Band III and L-Band spectr*m later this year".
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mobile television services is to take place in the UK. Broadcasters including the BBC and ITV will supply content for the technical trial of mobile television broadcast via digital audio broadcasting (DA
spectr*m involving two approaches: Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (T-DM and Internet Protocol over DAB (DAB-IP).The six-month trial—which comes ahead of the expected release of Band III spectr*m later this year and L-Band spectr*m in early 2007—is the result of collaboration between the UK and South Korea, where mobile TV services using T-DMB launched last year.
In February BT said it had signed up Virgin Mobile—now in the process of merging with UK cable operator ntl—as its first customer for its BT Movio broadcast television and radio service for mobile phones. The launch of that service later this year follows a four-month trial of DAB-IP technology, conducton with Virgin Mobile.
DAB's big advantage over DVB-H, the standard trialled by Virgin's mobile rival O2 and transmission group Arqiva in Oxford last year, is that spectr*m is already available via digital radio whereas DVB-H requires an allocation from Ofcom—and that could have to wait for the switching off of analogue television signals between 2008 and 2012.
Using an L-Band test and development licence supplied by Ofcom, the latest DAB trial will see a live broadcast of content over DAB from two transmitter sites in London, one at BT Tower, the other at Arqiva's site in Croydon. The trial will be conducted in two phases—the first testing and showcasing audio and visual capabilities, and the second covering the potential for data and interactive services.
Mobile TV content will be provided by BBC News 24, EMAP, ITV, Cartoon Network and Teachers' TV. The UK and Korean partners participating in the trial are Unique Interactive, Arqiva, GCap, BBC, BT Movio, iPark London, RadioScape, Factum and Virgin Mobile, the Korean Ministry for Information and Communication, LG Electronics, Samsung, Pixtree and Ontimetek.
Trial chairman Matthew Honey, also managing director of Unique Interactive, said: "Mobile TV is the buzz-word of the moment and this trial is vital to actually realise its potential in the UK. It will allow UK broadcasters to see and assess the different approaches that can be taken to deliver TV on mobile devices via the DAB bearer—this is really important, not just in relation to existing capacity, but also in relation to potential new frequencies likely to be made available on Band III and L-Band spectr*m later this year".
Regards Satdude.