TDC, Viasat mobile TV trialTDC and Viasat said Tuesday they have just launched a test of TV on the cell phone via DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting, Handheld).
So far, it has only been possible to watch mobile TV with 3G, but for the next three weeks, selected test persons equipped with Nokia cell phones will have access to six TV channels via DVB-H.
The test is to provide the two companies with Danish user experience with DVB-H, which is expected to become the European standard for mobile TV.
Viasat has obtained permission to test TV on the cell phone with DVB-H. The test, which is carried out in cooperation with TDC, runs over the next three weeks.
As opposed to 3G where the content is streamed, DVB-H concerns broadcasting of TV signals to cell phones etc., and the technology can, among other things, offer better picture quality to many users at the same time.
The test persons have been given Nokia phones, and until July 15, they will have access to DR1, TV 2, TV 2 NEWS, TV 3, TV 3+, and MTV Music.
TDC and Viasat have installed transmission equipment at Lynetten in Copenhagen in order to carry out the test.
Both Viasat and TDC have carried out tests with DVB-H abroad. The two companies have now decided to carry out tests in Denmark because they are interested in obtaining Danish user experience. Both Italy and Finland have come far with DVB-H, and several other E.U. countries are also well on the way.
Moreover, Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, has clearly expressed the view that DVB-H should be a pan-European standard. On that basis, Viasat and TDC expect that DVB-H will also become the standard in Denmark.
DR, TV 2, Nokia, and Broadcast Service Danmark are also involved in the test.
