Swisscom brings German TV to cell phones

Swisscom Mobile is expanding its range of
TV channels for cell phones. With immediate effect, UMTS or
EDGE-enabled cell phones the German private broadcasters RTL, Sat.1
(Switzerland), Pro7, Vox, RTL 2, Viva and N-TV as well as the
public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. In addition, CNN and
RAI Uno. Together with the new
channels SF 1 and SF 2, SF Info, MTV, Eurosport, TSR 1 and TSR 2, TF 1
as well as TSI 1 and TSI 2, Swisscom Mobile offers a total of 21 channels.
With the new EDGE transmission technology, the offer is expanded via the
beyond metropolitan areas; unlike UMTS, the
According to Swisscom, the GSM-based network has a coverage of 99.8 % in the
Switzerland. Over 40,000 Swisscom customers currently use UMTS cell phones. Of these
According to the company, around half of them regularly watch mobile
TV.