Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Nokia, others launch wireless TV trials

"Nokia today launched a wireless project bringing live television to mobile phones and handhelds. The project will test wireless TV services with 500 users in Helsinki. Nokia is working with Finland's largest broadcaster, the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), leading commercial TV channels, and carriers TeliaSonera and Elisa. Trial users are able to view real-time TV and radio programs on the Nokia 7710 smartphone equipped with a special accessory to receive wireless TV broadcasts.

In other mobile TV news, both Orange and SFR said they plan to launch mobile TV trials in France. Orange and Bouygues Telecom said they plan to form a partnership with Television France 1 and satellite-television company TP to launch a test service with 200 of each of the carriers subscribers. SFR, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal, said it also plans launch a similar venture with Vivendi pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus."

[Fierce Wireless / WSJ]

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