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Mobility, In-flight communication, WiMAX & Mobile TV …
(GSM, satellite, WiMAX, DVB-H, DMB …)
Technology, Standardization & Regulation
France - Strong growth of digital television expected
Research conducted by the analyst firm NPA estimates that the number of households receiving digital television will reach 6.7 million by the end of 2005 and 19.7 million by 2010.
By the end of 2005, satellite will hold 60% of the total digital market while DTT will represent 15% of the market. ADSL and digital cable will each make up 9% and 16% respectively.
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26 Sept, 2005
China: 3G cellular Technology update
Chinese telecom officials said this week its version of 3G cellular technology had overcome feasibility problems, opening the door for issuing licenses next year.
Wei Guiming, a senior engineer with the Telecoms Standard Institute of the Chinese Academy of Telecommunications Research, was quoted in state-run media as saying "TD-SCDMA technology has been tested and has shown that it can support large-scale network operations."
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26 Sept, 2005
BOUDET Report on governmental recommendations on Mobile TV in FRANCE
For those whose who want to know everything in mobile TV (in French)
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26 Sept, 2005
Alcatel carries out the world's first IMS over WiMAX demonstration
Paris, September 26, 2005 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced that it has achieved a world first by demonstrating the delivery of IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) based services over a WiMAX radio access network.
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23 Sept, 2005
Qualcomm Integrates Wi-Fi into Cell Phones
Qualcomm today announced that Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets will support Philips' wireless local area network (WLAN) module. This integrated solution will offer connectivity to WLAN networks as well as to existing cellular networks and will feature compatibility with 802.11b and 802.11g protocols on both CDMA2000 and WCDMA (UMTS) networks.
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23 Sept, 2005
RedKite WiMAX-ready (non-certified) Service Live in London
Following the success of the service in Oxford, Community Internet plc has launched its WiMAX-ready service, RedKite, in central London. The extension of the service to London comes on the back of a successful commercial pilot, which has been operating in Oxford since January.
The RedKite service will initially be available up to 20Mbps but greater bandwidth options are likely to be added to service range in the coming months.
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15 Sept, 2005
Mobile TV: French CSA authorises four trials
Television on mobile will make its first steps in France with simultaneous implementation of four experiments. September 13, 2005, the higher Council of audio-visual (CSA) authorized four industrial consortia to launch tests of services of reception of television and radio on mobile terminals in Paris area, for durations going from six to nine months.
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15 Sept, 2005
TDF leads two DVB_H trials in Paris
After the first European broadcast experimentation of television and radio towards the mobiles in Helsinki (via its Finnish subsidiary company Digita), Group TDF launches on September 15, 2005, an experimentation of DVB-H broadcast, in Paris, for a 9 months duration.
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02 Sept, 2005
Dutch Mobile TV pilot on air in Amsterdam
Ijsselstein, the Netherlands - Especially for this years' ICB, Nozema Services, together with Nokia and Elti has made the DVB-H service bouquet, used in the Dutch Mobile TV pilot in the city of The Hague, also available in and around the Amsterdam RAI exhibition centre. From 8-13 September DVB-H demonstrations are held at various stands, including those of Digitag, Nokia, Elti and DVB.
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10 Aug, 2005
European Union Mulls Wireless Broadband Regulation
The market for wireless broadband in the European Union will be thrown open to question in October when member states vote whether to introduce a technology-neutral approach to spectrum previously earmarked for 3G systems.
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08 Aug, 2005
Wireless Local Loop in France - Wimax
The authorisation procedure has been published in the Journal Officiel. ARCEP invites parties interested in a regional Wimax licence to submit a letter of intent before 14th October 2005
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25 Jul, 2005
Development of DVB-H Patent License Begins
MPEG LA today announced that essential DVB-H patent holders met on July 8, 2005, to begin the process of structuring a joint license in order to make this technology easily accessible to all users.
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22 Jul, 2005
DMB approval paves way for multimedia services
The European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) has approved the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) standards for the delivery of multimedia content and services on the move, paving the way for a new era in broadcasting and telecommunications. DMB has its roots in digital radio technology DAB, which was specifically developed for mobile reception …
19 July 2005
Launch of world-first high power DVB-H trial in Sydney
The Bridge Networks and Telstra have combined their expertise to launch Australia’s first trial of DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld) technology today.
The launch was conducted by Lyn Maddock, Acting Chair, The Australian Communications and Media Authority. The major content provider for the trial will be FOXTEL along with ABC, SBS, Nine Network Australia, Turner (CNNi, Boomerang), SKY Channel (Racing)…
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15 Jul, 2005
Europe Opens Spectrum for Wireless Broadband
This week, the European Commission (EC) in Brussels gave the okay for enabling use of 5GHz spectrum (specifically, the bands between 5150-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz) for license-free use with wireless networks (what the EC calls RLANs, or radio LANs). The move will allow broadband Internet usage in the 25 member states of the European Union (EU) to "become faster and more widespread," according to a statement.
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