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Nokia, Digita in Mobile TV Alliance
Techtree News Staff, May 12, 2006 1205 hrs ISTFinnish firm, Digita, has signed the world's first commercial DVB-H mobile TV platform supply contract with Nokia.
Digita, a leading Finnish distributor of radio and television services and developer of data communication networks and network infrastructure, has signed the world's first commercial DVB-H mobile TV platform supply contract with Nokia.
According to the contract, Nokia will deliver its Nokia Broadcast Solution (NBS) 3.0, which is a service management solution for DVB-H services, to Digita. The solution supports the broadcasting of different types of digital content such as live TV, radio, and video clips over DVB-H networks to mobile devices. Digita has got the DVB-H network license from the Finnish Government earlier in 2006. Being the network operator, it will be responsible for the broadcasting network and administration of channels.
The first stage of network rollout is scheduled in 2006, which will cover areas inside Ring Road III in the Helsinki region, and the cities of Turku, Tampere and Oulu. By the end of 2006, the network is expected to reach 29 percent of the population in Finland. Currently negotiations are being carried out with possible service operators.
Harri Mannisto, director - multimedia, Nokia, said, "Nokia is extremely pleased to see the start of commercial mobile TV roll outs that are based on open standards. We strongly believe that mobile TV based on open standards prevents the fragmentation of the DVB-H market, and enables a healthy competitive open market."
Kari Risberg, technical director, Digita, said, "For Digita, a very important element of Nokia's platform is that it supports the international DVB-H standard, which is open for all terminal suppliers."
Nokia's NBS 3.0 solution, based on open standards such as DVB-H, will support both Open Air Interface (OAI) and the DVB-CBMS implementation profiles. In service protection, Nokia is supporting the open standard 18C solution based on OMA DRM 2.0, which can be used to protect any digital content including TV programming. The key features of the solution include the Electronic Serve Guide (ESG) which is a consumer interface in the mobile device for searching available services, setting alerts for upcoming programs, and for viewing the selection. In addition to this, the NBS 3.0 offers flexible content pricing schemes, and provides consumers with an easy way to purchase viewing rights.
This contract came after Digita, Elisa, MTV3, Nelonen, Nokia, Sonera, and YLE jointly conducted a mobile TV pilot between March and June 2005 in Finland, with 500 users accessing mobile TV using the Nokia 7710 smartphone and DVB-H technology. The results of the pilot were very positive, and revealed the popularity and willingness among the consumers to pay for mobile TV services.
According to the contract, Nokia will deliver its Nokia Broadcast Solution (NBS) 3.0, which is a service management solution for DVB-H services, to Digita. The solution supports the broadcasting of different types of digital content such as live TV, radio, and video clips over DVB-H networks to mobile devices. Digita has got the DVB-H network license from the Finnish Government earlier in 2006. Being the network operator, it will be responsible for the broadcasting network and administration of channels.
The first stage of network rollout is scheduled in 2006, which will cover areas inside Ring Road III in the Helsinki region, and the cities of Turku, Tampere and Oulu. By the end of 2006, the network is expected to reach 29 percent of the population in Finland. Currently negotiations are being carried out with possible service operators.
Harri Mannisto, director - multimedia, Nokia, said, "Nokia is extremely pleased to see the start of commercial mobile TV roll outs that are based on open standards. We strongly believe that mobile TV based on open standards prevents the fragmentation of the DVB-H market, and enables a healthy competitive open market."
Kari Risberg, technical director, Digita, said, "For Digita, a very important element of Nokia's platform is that it supports the international DVB-H standard, which is open for all terminal suppliers."
Nokia's NBS 3.0 solution, based on open standards such as DVB-H, will support both Open Air Interface (OAI) and the DVB-CBMS implementation profiles. In service protection, Nokia is supporting the open standard 18C solution based on OMA DRM 2.0, which can be used to protect any digital content including TV programming. The key features of the solution include the Electronic Serve Guide (ESG) which is a consumer interface in the mobile device for searching available services, setting alerts for upcoming programs, and for viewing the selection. In addition to this, the NBS 3.0 offers flexible content pricing schemes, and provides consumers with an easy way to purchase viewing rights.
This contract came after Digita, Elisa, MTV3, Nelonen, Nokia, Sonera, and YLE jointly conducted a mobile TV pilot between March and June 2005 in Finland, with 500 users accessing mobile TV using the Nokia 7710 smartphone and DVB-H technology. The results of the pilot were very positive, and revealed the popularity and willingness among the consumers to pay for mobile TV services.
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