Sony Ericsson, Nokia to co-operate on DVB-H platform

Sony Ericsson and Nokia intend to co-operate to achieve interoperability in DVB-H enabled devices and secure multivendor mobile TV services and pilots from 2006 onwards. Sony Ericsson and Nokia recognize DVB-H as the preferred technology for terrestrial digital broadcast mobile TV, with both parties being active in ongoing standardisation and technology development to enable an improved mobile TV experience for the consumers.

To secure interoperability in multi-vendor mobile TV service pilots, the Open Air Interface implementation guidelines, publicly available on the web (www.nokia.com/mobiletv), will be used.

“Mobile TV will be a key growth area for the mobile phone industry in terms of handsets, applications, content and services. With our unique background in telecommunications and audio visual technology, we are ideally positioned to take advantage of these new exciting business opportunities” said Mats Lindoff, Chief Technology Officer, Sony Ericsson, speaking at the 3GSM World Congress 2006 in Barcelona. “We believe this will be one of the key technologies driving the mobile TV market in the future.”

“Availability of interoperable DVB-H enabled mobile devices is crucial in opening up the mass market for broadcast mobile TV,” says Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice President, Multimedia Experiences, Nokia. “We are confident that DVB-H will be the technology that enables the best broadcast TV experience on mobile devices.”

DVB-H enables the TV service at home to be broadcast to a mobile device. It provides the best user experience in the mobile environment with excellent picture and reduced battery consumption. Up to 50 TV channels can be delivered with low cost, over one network.