EU backs DVB-H standard for mobile TV
The European Commission wants to establish DVB-H as the standard for mobile TV. Switzerland is also adopting this standard. Although it is not a mandatory standard, the Federal Office of Communications recommends it.
The EU Commission wants to enforce the DVB-H standard as the norm for television on cell phones. For the time being, it has only issued a recommendation for DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld), but binding regulations could follow in 2008, as EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding said in Brussels on Wednesday, according to SDA. In view of Euro08 in Austria and Switzerland and the Olympic Games, Reding considers the coming year to be crucial for the introduction of mobile television. Switzerland is also backing DVB-H, as Bakom spokesman Bernhard Bürki told Werbewoche. Although no standard is prescribed, the Federal Office recommends this standard. The concession tender for mobile TV is currently underway. Bürki assumes that the applicants will use DVB-H, even if the DMB standard is also technically possible.
