Other firms in the alliance include Intel Corp., Motorola, Texas Instruments and Modeo, owned by Crown Castle International Corp., it said in a statement.<\/P><\/p>\n
The tie-up, called the Mobile DTV Alliance, aims to encourage open standards for TV broadcasts to mobiles, focusing on the North American market.<\/P><\/p>\n
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld) technology bypasses mobile networks and broadcasts directly to handsets from TV masts, allowing millions of phone users to access the service at the same time.<\/P><\/p>\n
It also allows them to use interactive services and order "on-demand" programs via mobile networks, which operators hope will be a new source of income.<\/P><\/p>\n
Mobile operators are keen to exploit the marriage of mobile phones and TV as revenues from voice calls fall because of competition and regulatory cuts to call charges.<\/P><\/p>\n
The Mobile DTV Alliance said more than 10 DVB-H network trials are under way or have been completed, including in Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States.<\/P><\/p>\n
It said most major U.S. markets are expected to have DVB-H infrastructure ready for use by 2007.<\/P><\/p>\n
DVB-H competes with digital audio broadcast (DAB) technology, which is also under test by operators, as well as wireless firm Qualcomm's MediaFlo technology.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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