Telephone TV [TV broadcasting]

Author

Blau, John

Volume

42

Issue

6

fYear

2005

fDate

6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

17

Abstract

This paper discusses television broadcasting to mobile phones by using services that stream content to their handset over high-speed, packet-based cellular networks. Millions more could soon join the fray with the launch of an alternative television-broadcast technology. The streamed service is great for watching new, sports, and quickly digestible entertainment programs, while in transit. But watching an hour-long TV program of a movie on a small screen is hard on the eyes, not to mention the wallet if you´re buying the video stream from your mobile service provider. Now, mobile TV services begin to spread and cellphone companies are doing further development and deployment of the technology to be commercially available.

Keywords

cellular radio; television broadcasting; video streaming; handset; mobile TV services; mobile phones; mobile service provider; packet-based cellular networks; streamed service; television broadcasting; television-broadcast technology; Cellular phones; Eyes; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile TV; Mobile handsets; Motion pictures; Streaming media; TV broadcasting; Telephone sets; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MSPEC.2005.1437006

Filename

1437006