Worldwide Mobile TV Broadcasting: Analog a Viable Option
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There is a fragmentation of standards in mobile TV broadcasting that appears here to stay. DVB-H, ATSC-M/H, CMMB, ISDB-T, DVB-SH, T-DMB, and MediaFLO are all being used or under development today.
The most popular mobile TV broadcast services are those that are offered without a subscription, as in Japan and South Korea. However, mobile TV broadcast services are viewed by many as a way to generate revenue, so many of the mobile TV broadcast services will be subscription based.
Operators in multiple countries in both Europe and Asia are expected to launch mobile TV broadcast services in 2008, driving the subscriber increases.
There is a fragmentation of standards in mobile TV broadcasting that appears here to stay. DVB-H, ATSC-M/H, CMMB, ISDB-T, DVB-SH, T-DMB, and MediaFLO are all being used or under development today.