South Korea to Offer Mobile Television Service
The South Korean government allocated six licenses for land-based mobile television services, which are expected to go live in May.
At least three major Korean television stations will be allowed to extend programs to handsets.
The television stations were given a May deadline to bring television to mobile handsets in Seoul and other neighboring cities.
Mobile television service, also called digital multimedia broadcasting, is designed to beam digital television, audio and data broadcasts to handheld devices via satellite or land-based television airwaves.
The South Korean government has allocated a license for satellite-based mobile television services to TU Media Corp., which is 30 percent owned by mobile-phone operator SK Telecom Co. TU Media plans to provide 14 video and 24 audio channels to customers for a monthly fixed rate of $12.60.
South Korean industry watchers believe that satellite-based mobile television will penetrate Korean urban areas, streets, and underground tunnels better than the land-based services.
At least three major Korean television stations will be allowed to extend programs to handsets.
The television stations were given a May deadline to bring television to mobile handsets in Seoul and other neighboring cities.
Mobile television service, also called digital multimedia broadcasting, is designed to beam digital television, audio and data broadcasts to handheld devices via satellite or land-based television airwaves.
The South Korean government has allocated a license for satellite-based mobile television services to TU Media Corp., which is 30 percent owned by mobile-phone operator SK Telecom Co. TU Media plans to provide 14 video and 24 audio channels to customers for a monthly fixed rate of $12.60.
South Korean industry watchers believe that satellite-based mobile television will penetrate Korean urban areas, streets, and underground tunnels better than the land-based services.
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