And then there was one (more or less.) From GigaOM: “ Qualcomm is now the defacto winner of the mobile TV race in the US, thanks to its ability to partner-up with right wireless carriers – AT&T and Verizon – for its MediaFLO multimedia wireless network. Those deals sealed the fate of Crown Castle’s mobile […]
Read moreComVu: Live from the Palm of Your Hand
Via MocoNews, ComVu annouce today it has taken one more step towards living up to the company tag line. From the release: “ComVu, a leading company in the personal mobile video broadcasting industry, today announced the world’s first live video broadcasting from a 3G camera phone direct to the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld) […]
Read moreHello Hiwire
Following up on this post about Aloha Partners, RCR News today covers the creation of a new subsidiary called Hiwire. Hiwire will compete with MediaFLO and Modeo. From the article: “Aloha Partners, backed by several wealthy investors with histories in cable and wireless infrastructure, has been buying 700 MHz spectrum (TV channels 54 and 59) […]
Read moreDaily Wireless at the NAB
Daily Wireless has a great post up about the NAB. I pulled the Qualcomm/Modeo bits as well as a really cool graphic but there is alot more in the post so go read it. From the post: “The National Association of Broadcasters holds their big Las Vegas show this week featuring more than 100,000 attendees, […]
Read moreAloha Partners: Largest Owner of 700MHz Spectrum
Via MocoNews, Aloha Partners teams with SES Global to develop mobile TV services. From the post: “SES seeks to carve out a niche in the rapidly-evolving mobile segment by using its satellites to beam music and TV channels to wireless transmission facilities on the ground. The programming is then slated to be further tailored to […]
Read moreModeo’s New Phone
From the Modeo press release: “The new Modeo phone provides a best-in-class multimedia experience that should impress even the most discerning TV viewer, while also delivering on a wide range of more traditional smartphone features and functionality,” said Michael Schueppert, President of Modeo. “We’re pleased to introduce a device with these innovative capabilities, combined with […]
Read moreModeo Phone
From MocoNews: “Modeo unveils DVB-H phone from HTC: Crown Castle’s mobile TV subsidiary, Modeo has contracted with High Tech Computer to build a DVB-H-capable phone, which Modeo will sell in the second half of this year. The phone will be able to play TV broadcasted over Modeo’s DVB-H mobile TV network…NYC will have it later […]
Read moreCTIA: MediaFLO and Modeo
Daily Wireless has a big post about a number of Mobile TV announcements at CTIA. Here is the part about MediaFLO and Modeo. From the post: “MediaFLO, the Qualcomm subsidiary, has forged a content deal with Network LIVE. The agreement calls for Network LIVE, a joint venture of AOL, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, to […]
Read moreCrown Castle’s Big Play
Forbes has a great article up about Crown Castle’s Modeo play. From the article: “Modeo and Qualcomm’s Mediaflo are separate networks with their own wireless spectrum. They will broadcast to any device equipped with the right chips, most likely transmitting live sports and news, leaving the on-demand video requests to the carriers’ own 3G networks. […]
Read moreDVB-H in Sydney
From CNET: “Over the past year, DVB-H technology has been tested in Sydney and around the world for delivery of pre-encoded content. However, the Games trial marks the first time the technology has been used to simultaneously encode and broadcast multiple video channels and data information in real time. That’s a big step forward given […]
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July 24, 2007 