EU backs Nokia-led mobile TV standard
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The European Commission backed a  Nokia-led  mobile television broadcasting standard on  Wednesday in a move that could spur growth in the fledgling but  potentially lucrative sector.
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Nokia scored a win Wednesday over U.S. rival Qualcomm, as the European Union officially selected DVB-H as the single standard for mobile television delivered to cell phones and other portable devices. The choice over Qualcomm's MediaFLO was largely expected by industry watchers.
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In an effort aimed at accelerating adoption of mobile broadcast television, Motorola and Nokia said Monday they had agreed to work together on interoperability among their DVB-H devices and services.
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Nokia, a global leader in mobile devices has joined forces with mobile media publisher Starcut, to deliver premium content for mobile device consumers.
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Nokia NOK1V.HE said there was no   need for a single radio frequency for mobile television across   the European Union and said the Commission's plan for an   interim solution was unrealistic.
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(InfoWorld) - The European Commission's Radio Spectrum Committee gave the green light to UWB (ultrawideband), paving the way for the technology to be used in Europe as early as February. The committee gave what's known as a "positive regulatory opinion," which means the decision will now be formally adopted by the Commission and will then become binding E.U. law, said Mona Lund, a press officer for the European Commission, in an e-mail exchange. UWB is a wireless technology that can transmit data at 480MbpsÂ and is designed primarily to move data over short ranges. Applications could include sending video from a computer to a television or photos from a digital camera to a computer. Lund could not reveal the restrictions that will govern the use of UWB in Europe, designed to ensure that UWB doesn't interfere with other wireless devices, but said that the Commission will publish the regulations over the next few days. The committee was mindful of existing restrictions on UWB that have already been set in other regions of the world. "Globally harmonized products would of course benefit consumers, and we believe there is sufficient overlap between the UWB regulations in the U.S. and in the E.U. to encourage manufacturers to produce equipment that can be used in different regions," Lund said. Despite some historical objections from groups concerned that UWB could interfere with other wireless services, the 70 percent majority required to pass the decision in the Radio Spectrum Committee was easily obtained, Lund said. She expects the formal adoption procedure to be complete by early February after which member states will be required to adopt the measure as soon as possible and within six months. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved the use of UWB in 2002, but UWB products that comply with the industry trade group's certification process haven't yet hit the market. The technology has been controversial because rather than operating over a narrow frequency band, it transmits using very low power over a very wide swath of spectrum. That raised concerns of interference in some wireless industries. UWB is expected to be used as a cable replacement. Developers of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) products are creating UWB devices that can wirelessly send video from an end user's DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) router, for example, to a set-top box connected to a TV.
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Licensing Europe-wide mobile satellite services could give TV on handhelds the nudge it needs.
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Europe is slightly ahead of other   continents in developing mobile television, but lack of joint   radio spectrum for the service means it may lose its   leadership, regulators and industry leaders said on Thursday.
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Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide.
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EU lawmakers endorsed a deal Wednesday to cap mobile phone roaming fees in the 27-nation bloc
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HELSINKI (AFX) - Nokia Corp said it and Motorola Corp, NEC Corp, Siemens AG, and Sony Ericsson have started an Open Mobile Alliance to enable broadcast services to mobile devices.
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InfoWorld - Qualcomm is offering mobile phone makers a choice of technologies to tune into mobile TV services. In addition to its MediaFlo broadcast system, the U.S. manufacturer unveiled the development of two new chips supporting alternative technologies at last week&#39;s&#160;3GSM World Congress&#160;in Barcelona.
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EU telecoms ministers back rules that cut the charges for using mobile phones abroad.
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Mobile technology firm Nokia  (NOK1V.HE) has sealed a deal with operator Orange on  customizing mobile phones for the France Telecom  unit,  Nokia said on Wednesday.
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Nokia on Tuesday said it has joined an industry group working on technical and specification standards for Secure Digital memory card applications.
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Cell phone heavyweights agree to copromote broadcast standard for mobile TV, companies announce Monday.
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AMSTERDAM: Nokia, the world&#39;s biggest mobile phone maker, said on Wednesday it will create a single software platform for smart mobile phones that double as TVs, MP3 players, radios and e-mail devices.