Black-owned MobileTV, which hopes to launch a mobile television service in SA, has completed the technical tests using the Korean digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) in Gauteng, says founder and chairman Mothobi Mutloatse.
Last week, MobileTV completed both a technical report and an initial request to formalise its application for a permanent commercial licence in SA. The DMB standard is a rival to the digital video broadcasting handheld technology used by incumbent pay-TV operator MultiChoice, which launched DStv Mobile last year.
Mutloatse says MobileTV has around 10 Korean mobile device manufacturers and broadcasters backing the company’s bid. They’re providing training and logistical support, he says. MobileTV is seeking a broadcasting licence from the Independent Communications Authority of SA.
For the technical trial, VDL, a UK company, supplied MobileTV with field-measuring equipment to run trials using both 600W and 2 000W Harris transmitters.
The company wants to provide both digital mobile television and digital audio broadcasts to South Africans. — Staff reporter, TechCentral
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