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Motorola and Nokia Team for Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld

Motorola and Nokia will work to achieve interoperability among their Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld enabled mobile devices and network services. Motorola and Nokia will work together to support solutions based on open DVB-IPDC standards available for operator partners interested in deploying multi-vendor mobile TV services and trials in 2006 and onward. The mobile TV market is poised to grow exponentially - by 2010, there are anticipated to be over 50 million DVB-H enabled mobile devices sold globally, according to Informa. The deployment of mobile TV services will offer new business opportunities for companies across the value chain - including content and broadcast companies, mobile service providers, infrastructure and handset manufacturers and technology providers - and the availability of interoperable DVB-H enabled devices and services is a key factor in further opening up the market.

Among the many digital technologies available to deliver mobile TV services, Motorola and Nokia both view DVB-H as an effective technology for deploying broadcast mobile TV. DVB-H technology offers high service level quality, low battery consumption and offers the end-user the ability to simultaneously receive broadcasts while using other mobile services such as telephony and internet access on their device.

In parallel to supporting mobile operators launching mobile TV services based on existing technologies in their networks, Motorola and Nokia are both active in ongoing standardization and technology development to optimize the broadcast mobile TV experience. The companies will work on interoperability efforts using the open DVB-IPDC standard while continuing to participate in industry-wide interoperability efforts within the related standardization bodies.



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