Global Standards Collaboration GSC 14 DOCUMENT GSC 14
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 DOCUMENT #: GSC 14 -GRSC 7 -020 FOR: Presentation SOURCE: ITU/BR AGENDA ITEM: GRSC 7; 4. 2 CONTACT(S): Nangapuram Venkatesh Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Nangapuram Venkatesh, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability
Background What is Mobile Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast ? Providing television (multimedia) on mobile phones – mobile TV Two competing solutions Delivery over the broadcasting network Delivery over the cellular network Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 2
ITU-R Activities ITU-R Study Group 6 (Broadcasting Service) has been studying ‘mobile TV’ Question ITU-R 45/6 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications’ Recommendation ITU-R BT. 1833 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications for mobile reception by handheld receivers’ responds to the Question Report ITU-R BT. 2049 -2 ‘Broadcasting of multimedia and data applications for mobile reception’ provides up-to-date status Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 3
Present Situation Five technologies – Recommended by BT. 1833 ISDB-T – in operation in Japan DVB-H- used in Europe, Africa, some countries of Asia T-DMB – deployed in S. Korea FLO – has attracted support in the US MBMS – telecom based (GSM, UMTS) service, included in BT. 1833 as informative Appendix Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 4
Challenges and issues Competing technologies Broadcast spectrum delivery Technology has been deployed Needs to accommodate mobile handset requirements Antenna limitations in mobile handset Unidirectional Mobile spectrum delivery Trials underway Uses 3 G network Includes uplink (return) channel Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 5
Next Steps/Actions Harmonization of systems and standards needs to take place Mobile handsets should have built-in technology for market to take-off Issues related to subscription, pay-perview should be addressed Study Group 6 continues studies, as broadcasting is already delivering multimedia for mobile reception Geneva, 13 -16 July 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 6
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