Industry condemns Commissioner's call to mandate DVB-H

Rarely has there been such a negative reaction to a policy initiative from the European Commission. Most regard it as unworkable and unhelpful.

'Flabbergasted', 'baffled', 'bemused', 'unbelievable' is how senior regulatory figures from across the wireless community described their reaction to Viviane Reding's comments about DVB-H. Speaking at a press conference during the CeBIT technology summit Commissioner Reding said she was disappointed by the progress made in establishing mobile TV services and threatened to mandate DVB-H as a European standard unless the industry agreed its own common standard by the summer.

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