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Articles tagged with: Mobile Tv
Hong Kong Undreground Railway Extension Gets Mobile Phone Coverage
A major extension to Hong Kong's mass transit railway will feature another wireless communications network from wireless confined-coverage system solutions provider, Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE). Enlisted by mobile network operator, SmarTone-Vodafone, RFE will design, supply, install and commission a turnkey commercial wireless communications solution for the MTR's new LOHAS Park Station and tunnel extension. more
Related Tags: 3g, wimax, eu, itu, fire-brigade, vodafone, core-network, mts, cdma, iden, 1800mhz, gsm, network-management, trains, subway, railway, Hong Kong
Projections for Significant Mobile TV Subscriber Increase
Approximately 40 million users watch mobile TV based on broadcast networks, in addition to those watching mobile TV streams via 3G networks - but this is well below initial projections and only about 1% of all mobile phone users, says a report from Arthur D. Little. Even the business models in markets with sizeable numbers of broadcast mobile TV subscribers - such as Japan with 18 million, South Korea with 17 million or Italy with well over 1 million - have not yet become viable commercial success stories. However, mobile operators remain interested in promoting the service as it can support customer acquisition and retention, and can be used to promote high value "flat-rate packages". more
Related Tags: 3g, eu, arthur-d.-little, satellite, play
Submissions for the Annual Meffys Awards Announced
The Mobile Entertainment Forum has announced the call for entries for the sixth international Meffys Mobile Entertainment Awards, which span the entire mobile entertainment industry, from games to technology innovation. more
Related Tags: intel, social-networking, driving, compete, mobile-entertainment-forum, widgets, testing
Recession Causes Mobile Entertainment Growth to Decline to 7% p.a.
A new report from Juniper Research warns that, while its best case forecasts estimate that the mobile entertainment market will reach nearly $36bn in 2010, revenue growth will be markedly lower if the global recession fails to bottom-out over the next twelve months. more
Related Tags: juniper-research, wind, mobile-music
BSNL Launches 3G Services in 11 Cities
Ericsson has issued an update on its Sept 2007 contract win from India's BSNL - and says it achieved the country's biggest simultaneous launch of 3G services to date, across 11 major cities. As part of its roll-out strategy, BSNL plans to launch 3G services using WCDMA/HSPA technology across more than 700 cities in the first phase. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, wcdma, cdma, hspa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, bsnl, partner, India
Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures
China's CCID Consulting has reported that after a period of rapid growth over the past few years, the Chinese mobile handset chips market experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008. The research firm predicts that the scale of Chinese mobile phone chips market is expected to reach RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), up by 6%, down to single-digit growth for the first time. more
Related Tags: broadcom, wi-fi, 3g, nokia, motorola, wcdma, qualcomm, ict, itu, gps, driving, td-scdma, cdma, memory-chips, memory, gsm, smart, ccid-consulting, mp3, freescale, China
Six Millionth Subscriber for Mobile TV Provider
Managed Mobile TV service provider, MobiTV says that it has now passed the six million subscriber mark for its services. Available across 20 carrier networks, including AT&T and Alltel in the U.S., MobiTV attributes its accelerated growth to increasing consumer demand for "television events" on mobile devices, the proliferation of smart phones and a growing trend toward bundling TV and radio services in the operators' wireless tariffs. more
Related Tags: 3g, lte, alltel, smart, handango
Mobile customers predict significant rise in mobile TV and video usage by 2010
Mobile TV vendor, QuickPlay Media has published the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. On a positive note the research revealed consumers are confident in the uptake of mobile TV and video, with 74 percent of respondents expecting an increase in usage by 2010. The survey indicates an increase in the number of consumers that have viewed mobile TV and video content on 2008's results, rising from 41 to 48 percent. However, there are still a number of barriers preventing wide-scale adoption. Almost half (46%) of the respondents were not aware if their mobile operator offered mobile TV or video services, 50 percent were discouraged by perceived costs and 55 percent of those on monthly price plans were subscribed to voice and text services only, limiting access to mobile TV and video. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, smartphone, itu, UK
Polish Mobile Values Services Market Up by 22% in 2008
In its latest report, research and consulting firm PMR estimates that as at the end of 2008 the mobile value added services market in Poland was worth approx. PLN 930 million (US$265 million), up by almost 22% year on year. Between 2009 and 2012 the market is expected to grow further, driven mainly by the development of new value added services that broaden the range of applications of mobile phones - mobile payments, mobile television and mobile marketing. more
Related Tags: ptc, sim, nfc, near-field-communication, ict, itu, mobile-payments, compete, Poland
Half a Billion Mobile TV Viewers and Subscribers in 2013
The approaching switchover to all-digital television broadcasting in the United States and other major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market, according to a new study from ABI Research. While mobile broadcast TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and cellular operators in many regions will launch mobile TV services that are forecast to attract over 500 million viewers by 2013. more
Related Tags: semiconductor, abi-research