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RSS operator hNTL 'ready for ITV merger talks'
News While many in the industry have questioned the wisdom of the coupling of the two beleaguered giants, Virgin head Richard Branson - whose mobile operator Virgin Mobile was bought by NTL:Telewest in April - has given the proposed merger his support... [10 Nov 2006]
Mobile big boys in mobile telly pact
News Orange and Vodafone will be testing TDtv, one of the numerous broadcast mobile telly standards, alongside Spanish operator Telefonica, which owns O2. The operator is already heavily involved in trialling the Nokia-championed DVB-H standard for... [11 Oct 2006]
3 gets exclusive rights to ITV content
News The operator has exclusive rights to show the channels for six months. No need to miss Celebrity Love Island or Emmerdale again. Mobile network 3 has buddied up with broadcaster ITV for its next mobile telly move and, unlike its competitors, it has... [07 Aug 2006]
Telly on your mobile is no cash cow
News Dr Mark Heath, report co-author, said in a statement: "While a shared DAB-IP or DVB-H network could provide a strong financial return for a large operator, some may want their own broadcasting networks, to differentiate themselves from competitors. [28 Jun 2006]
BSkyB tests mobile telly with Qualcomm
News Late last year, mobile operator Verizon Wireless announced it had signed up to roll out MediaFLO in the US. Qualcomm is getting the first European run out of its mobile TV broadcasting MediaFLO technology after agreeing a deal with BSkyB. [10 May 2006]
3GSM Diary: Homeward bound, creative types and killer apps
Comment Funnily enough, in general mobile TV doesn't make use of 3G spectrum or technologies - unless, of course, as an operator you plump for a solution such as IP Wireless'. Another way of saying 'day 5' is to say Thursday, the day when many people leave... [17 Feb 2006]
Bristol given first look at new Orange mobile telly
News Orange will be the first operator to try out a new mobile TV technology in a citywide pilot in Bristol later this year. Orange will be the first to experiment with the technology in the UK, although Ahuja said the operator is trialling various... [16 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: CEO egos, Motorola's smorgasbord and camera phone as scanner
Comment NTT DoCoMo in Japan has signed up on the operator side. It's tough because it's hard to fit in everything you would like. Egos and simple logistics dictate that you're going to get people speaking or holding press conferences at the same time. [14 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Loose lips at LHR, mobile TV, mobile IM and more
Comment One favourite this time involved two gentlemen from a network operator. Arguably of less interest to readers of this publication - unless you happen to be involved in the future of TV or are a network operator eager for more revenue - mobile TV is... [13 Feb 2006]
Verizon Wireless signs up for MediaFLO
News Verizon Wireless will be the first operator to offer TV to its mobile subscribers using Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology. Qualcomm has announced the first partner for the launch of its TV 'multicast' network in the US. [01 Dec 2005]
Qualcomm ready to make friends or war with Nokia
News However, things across the pond are working out more in Qualcomm's favour, it seems, with Chandhok saying the company is "confident" of fulfilling a promise to launch its broadcast network in October 2006 with at least one operator onside. [22 Nov 2005]
Radioactive: Mobile television on trial
Comment Japanese operator KDDI recently announced it would launch fuel cell handsets next year, which would give up to three times the operational duration. It may seem hard to imagine what the mobile operator can get out of mobile TV. [06 Oct 2005]
Mobile TV: Nokia gives us a glimpse
News Aside from Nokia, DVB-H supporters include UK mobile operator O2; multicast operator Crown Castle Mobile Media, which plans to build a mobile TV network; mobile phone infrastructure-equipment provider UDcast; and a number of chip makers including... [11 May 2005]
Mobile operators slug it out as TV on phones hits Europe
News On the same day, broadcaster Canal+, mobile operator SFR and radio company Towercast confirmed they had made the same request to the CSA with a view to kicking off the first phase of their own tests. Mobile operators across Europe are falling over... [09 Mar 2005]
3GSM: Orange moves forward on several fronts
News Orange has been talking up its plans to be a mobile broadband provider, calling itself "the integrated operator", looking ahead to faster-than-3G HSDPA networks and bolstering its coverage in France using almost-3G Edge technology. [15 Feb 2005]
