PacketVideo Mobile Broadcast Receiver
PacketVideo (PV) is releasing a pocketable mobile broadcast receiver that turns WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players into mobile TVs. The portable receiver decodes a digital TV signal and repurposes it for use on the phone, sending it via a wireless signal to a playback device.
The receiver uses specific, patented protocols to ensure optimum rendering of the TV signal on the playback device, and provides secure access to premium channels. This allows mobile subscribers to upgrade to advanced mobile TV services without changing their current handset. The mobile broadcast receiver measures 6.4 cm wide by 1.8 cm high x 4 cm deep, and will be available in versions for all major mobile broadcast standards, including TDtv, DVB-H and MediaFLO as well as for WiMAX.
The receiver uses specific, patented protocols to ensure optimum rendering of the TV signal on the playback device, and provides secure access to premium channels. This allows mobile subscribers to upgrade to advanced mobile TV services without changing their current handset. The mobile broadcast receiver measures 6.4 cm wide by 1.8 cm high x 4 cm deep, and will be available in versions for all major mobile broadcast standards, including TDtv, DVB-H and MediaFLO as well as for WiMAX.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile TV Streaming - PacketVideo's mobile broadcast receiver enables WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players to stream digital TV signals, disrupting traditional TV viewing experiences.
2. Wireless Signal Transmission - The portable receiver utilizes wireless signals to transmit the repurposed TV signal to a playback device, offering disruptive innovation opportunities in wireless technology.
3. Secure Mobile TV Access - PacketVideo's receiver ensures secure access to premium channels, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in secure mobile TV services.
Industry Implications
1. Telecommunications - The mobile broadcast receiver revolutionizes how telecommunications companies deliver TV and entertainment content to mobile devices.
2. Consumer Electronics - The portable receiver expands the functionality of WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics industry.
3. Broadcasting - PacketVideo's mobile broadcast receiver disrupts traditional TV broadcasting by providing viewers with the ability to watch digital TV on their mobile devices.
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