BERLIN-Wireless heavyweights Nokia Corp., Philips, Universal Studios Networks Germany and Vodafone’s research division announced a pilot program to develop a digital broadcasting technology for mobile phones. The technology would allow media companies to broadcast TV shows to wireless handsets.
“We see that people’s lives are increasingly mobile and that consumers want to be able to access their favorite multimedia content wherever they go-including TV-like programming,’ said Mika Kavanti, senior manager of product marketing for Nokia’s Ventures Organization. “The bmco (broadcast mobile convergence) project provides the right combination of players and technologies to identify ways that could bring the broadcast and mobile worlds together to enable people to enjoy the best of both.”
Launched in August, the bmco pilot project combines GPRS wireless networks and digital terrestrial broadcast networks, including DVB-T and the emerging DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast Handheld) standard. The companies said the technology uses “time-slicing” techniques to send data in bursts, thus extending battery life.
