Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Editorial: will Reding's intervention help or hinder the development of mobile TV?

How strong are the arguments for making DVB-H the European mobile TV standard? PolicyTracker investigates.

Why is European Commissioner Viviane Reding threatening to mandate DVB-H as the mobile TV standard when her usual preference is for technology neutrality? Three things: she believes mobile TV is an economic opportunity akin to GSM, in which Europe achieved global leadership. Secondly, she believes a single standard is necessary to achieve the economies of scale needed to make mobile TV a success. Thirdly, she isn't confident that industry will agree a common standard on its own.

Read the full details at:

http://www.policytracker.com/alerts.php?tact=533

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