Mobiles reviews - mediaflo

BBC and O2 interested in Qualcomm's Mobile TV

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:19:36 +0000

O2 and the BBC are apparently both interested in hearing more from Qualcomm about a potential MediaFLO Mobile TV network in the UK, according to the FT. As you might know, Qualcomm recently won the L-band radio spectrum auction in the UK, laying out £8.3m - small fry for a company that spent out many many [...]

Qualcomm buys $16.3 million 40MHz L-Band spectrum in UK for MediaFLO testing

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:40:29 +0000

Qualcomm isn't going to let the European Commission block them out of the mobile TV market just because the EU is officially backing DVB-H mobile TV standards. To that end, Qualcomm has just snatched up a 40Mhz swath of L-Band spectrum in the UK for $16.3 million. The purchase will apparently let Qualcomm test their [...]

AT&T launching 10 channels for AT&T Mobile TV tomorrow on LG Vu and Samsung Access

Sun, 04 May 2008 01:00:48 +0000

The long wait for AT&T's new mobile TV service, appropriately dubbed "AT&T Mobile TV," will soon come to an end. As expected, the new AT&T Mobile TV service is set to launch on May 4 (tomorrow) with 10 full-streaming TV channels. But, there's a catch. You have to have an AT&T cellphone equipped with Qualcomm's [...]

Analysis: Mobile TV standards problem may never be solved

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:36:34 +0000

From previous posts, you might know that I am always quite optimistic about Mobile TV - well a report from In-stat is a real humdinger in terms of good and bad news - the good being that the M-TV market could be worth $12bn in 2012, the bad being that the fragmented standards are here [...]

O2 & Qualcomm in line for L-band spectrum in UK

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:31:35 +0000

The names of the nine applicants for the L-Band spectrum in the UK have now been made public - O2, and (an offshoot of) Qualcomm are in there, making us wonder not very much about what they might be planning…I'll give you a clue….Broadcast Mobile TV! For those of you not up on your radio frequencies: L-Band [...]

AT&T preparing to launch Mobile TV on May 4?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:21:32 +0000

It's been a long time coming and after more delays than we have patience for, AT&T may finally be launching their Mobile TV service on May 4. With the Samsung Access ready to rock and roll with AT&T's MediFLO-powered Mobile TV service, the new service can't launch fast enough. Word on the street has AT&T launching [...]

Rivals race to bring Olympic Games to Mobile

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:48:06 +0000

An industry expert has said that the 2012 games will "do for mobile TV what the Coronation did for early television" - so says Phil Lehmann, senior product manager of T-Mobile's mobile TV division. In the meanwhile, MNOs are deciding which Mobile TV techology to put their money and time behind. Part of that technology decision [...]

AT&T MediaFLO Mobile TV coming ASAP in 2008

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:29:38 +0000

So, the AT&T deal with Qualcomm to bring the mobile TV technology MediaFLO to its stable of mobile phones (including a few Nokia handsets) didn’t exactly help calm the Nokia-Qualcomm battle this year. In fact, the incessant quarreling was probably the reason that AT&T had to delay launching its MediaFLO service until next year. We’re hearing from AT&T that they are working to bring MediaFLO “as soon as possible” in 2008. The network-tests are reportedly going very, very well” and AT&T wants to “make sure the user experience is absolutely optimal” before they go live with the mobile TV service. So, network test’s are going honky-dory but AT&T wants to delay the launch of MediaFLO? Sounds like the hold-up might have more to do with Qualcomm and Nokia’s bitter-feelings than AT&T’s desire to ensure “absolutely optimal” performance. You see, Nokia is pushing DVB-H as the mobile TV standard of choice, but AT&T’s MediaFLO deal with Qualcomm will require Nokia to do more business with Qualcomm - something we’re sure Nokia is loath to doing. In any case, AT&T’s MediaFLO-based mobile TV offering will be pretty much on par with Verizon Wireless’s VCAST TV service (which has been up and running for, like, ever). Unfortunately, we’re also hearing that AT&T’s prmoise of “advanced MediaFLO capabilities” may not make the cut. Datecasting and music features aren’t in the cards for AT&T’s MediaFLO, sorry. [Via: MocoNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T launches Samsung A517Motorola Z6tv VCAST phone to hit Verizon Wireless on October 5HP iPAQ 910 on AT&T's 3G network?Vertu coming to Japan in 2008THQ's WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 helps fight stress