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Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast

Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14. Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast. Nangapuram Venkatesh, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU. Background. What is Mobile Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast ? Providing television (multimedia) on mobile phones – mobile TV Two competing solutions

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Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast

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  1. Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Nangapuram Venkatesh, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU

  2. Background • What is Mobile Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast ? • Providing television (multimedia) on mobile phones – mobile TV • Two competing solutions • Delivery over the broadcasting network • Delivery over the cellular network

  3. ITU-R Activities • ITU-R Study Group 6 (Broadcasting Service) has been studying ‘mobile TV’ • Question ITU-R 45/6 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications’ • Recommendation ITU-R BT.1833 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications for mobile reception by handheld receivers’ responds to the Question • Report ITU-R BT.2049-2 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications for mobile reception’ provides up-to-date status

  4. Present Situation • Five technologies – Recommended by BT.1833 • ISDB-T – in operation in Japan • DVB-H- used in Europe, Africa, some countries of Asia • T-DMB – deployed in S. Korea • FLO – has attracted support in the US • MBMS – telecom based (GSM, UMTS) service, included in BT.1833 as informative Appendix

  5. Challenges and issues • Competing technologies • Broadcast spectrum delivery • Technology has been deployed • Needs to accommodate mobile handset requirements • Antenna limitations in mobile handset • Unidirectional • Mobile spectrum delivery • Trials underway • Uses 3G network • Includes uplink (return) channel

  6. Next Steps/Actions • Harmonization of systems and standards needs to take place • Mobile handsets should have built-in technology for market to take-off • Issues related to subscription, pay-per-view should be addressed • Study Group 6 continues studies, as broadcasting is already delivering multimedia for mobile reception

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