MUNICH, Germany-For those who yearn for channel surfing away from home, Siemens AG is launching Mobile TV Streaming, which the company said makes mobile channel surfing over GPRS or W-CDMA/UMTS networks as easy as regular channel surfing at home.
Siemens said streaming content is stored on a server, and both live transmissions and video on demand are possible. The company said Mobile TV Streaming can offer interactive services like surveys or games and allows customers to select their own personal programming. On the other hand, network operators also can schedule transmissions at certain times and simultaneously distribute the data stream to a large number of users.
“The combination of DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast for Handhelds) and streaming via mobile radio will show us all television from a new angle,” said Christoph Caselitz, president of Mobile Networks at Siemens. “With a combo device we will have the freedom, for example, to watch movies at specific times or on demand. A football fan can watch an international match from anywhere on the move over DVB-H, even while away on business. If he wants to savor the goals again, he can have them streamed to his mobile phone via UMTS.”
Siemens said that streaming and DVB-H are complementary, and that the Siemens Media Delivery Solution will develop into a dual platform supporting both technologies. The vendor added that mobile devices likely will be available to receive both streaming and DVB-H.
