Abstract :
Video content on mobile phones represents a huge, and potentially lucrative, market provided the regulatory and technical challenges can be overcome. This article begins by discussing two commercial trials in the UK looking at broadcasting television to mobile phone users via digital radio and digital TV-type networks. It then outlines the technical issues involved, such as spectrum allocation, mobile broadcast TV standards, and European systems compatibility.
Keywords :
digital audio broadcasting; digital video broadcasting; frequency allocation; mobile handsets; multimedia communication; television standards; video streaming; European systems compatibility; digital TV networks; digital radio networks; mobile broadcast TV standards; mobile phone video content reception; spectrum allocation; television broadcasting;
