Alcatel-Lucent As Supplier to Singapore Mobile TV Trials

M1 and MediaCorp have appointed Alcatel-Lucent as the supplier of the DVBH (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) platform for their joint mobile TV consumer trial in August.

Alcatel-LucentÃ's DVBH platform will support the Open Mobile Alliance BCast Smart Card Profile (OMA BCAST SCP) standard, which is being adopted globally. This is a SIM-based service protection system that allows subscribers of mobile TV to switch to other supported handsets without disrupting their service. The M1-MediaCorp mobile TV trial will be one of the first in the world to use this standard.

Vendors that will support Alcatel-Lucent in the trial include Samsung and smartcard supplier Gemalto. More details regarding the trial, which is expected to last about three months, will be announced later.

Posted to the site on 16th June 2008