Delivery of digital television to handheld devices

Television reception is the next challenge mobile handheld terminals will face, which already receive FM radio and can access to Internet. User cases include relaxation at idle times during travels, video information services for business users, entertainment clips and cartoons. This paper introduces two different wireless technologies, DVB-H and MBMS, which can be used to receive digital television in handheld devices. The paper presents both technologies as feasible solutions for the video broadcasting scenario, compares their performance, and it finally tells about their limitations.