Mobile TV and its standards

The development of networks and the Internet has given people not only the opportunity to quickly access the World Wide Web, but also many interesting technologies, such as mobile television. Operators, not knowing how to attract users, began to open services with the ability to view your favorite channel directly from your phone. Specialists predicted that mobile television will become very popular in the modern world, and they were right. Constantly late people the opportunity to watch the broadcasts on the move very much. Especially popular sports broadcasts, for example, football championships. Let's take a closer look at what mobile television is, and discuss whether it is necessary in principle.

DVB-H

In our country, television for mobile phones came later than in Europe and Asia. The first companies that organized the broadcasts used the technology Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld. It has long become official on the territory of the Russian Federation, and some radio channels have been released for its work. Soon the opportunity to develop services on the basis of technology was received by large operators. Mobile TV "Beeline" became the most successful and widespread in this area. Broadcast DVB-H is carried out by means of relay towers. To view the transfer, you do not need an internet connection and a high data rate. By the way, MegaFon preferred this method of broadcasting. The company's costs are minimal due to the wide spread of TV towers.

To view the TV channel according to this standard, you need a special receiver and software in your phone to display information on the display. The DVD-H technology works at a constant speed of 8 Mbps. Watch the transfer can be even in roaming.

Mobile TV by IP

"MegaFon" was the first to introduce the service "Mobile TV" on the cellular network, possessing in 2004 the best technologies of data transmission. Mobile TV MTS appeared a little later, but the reserve at them arose at the same time. First the service was provided in Moscow, and a year later it spread to St. Petersburg. The user got the opportunity to watch news, programs, clips and much more. To watch, you need support for video in 3GP, as well as the player RealPlayer. In addition, WAP access was required. With the development of smartphones, it became possible to watch the broadcasts in high quality, and more channels became available. Some of them require a paid subscription.

The service has become quite mass, by 2009 it was connected by more than one hundred thousand people. Today, a mobile phone with TV does not cause surprise to users, but ten years ago it was a novelty. The next operator who launched the service was MTS. The option worked only in EDGE networks, so I could not get a quality picture. The service was widely spread in regions where the network load is less. Enjoy watching your favorite program was impossible: despite the high degree of video compression, it often turned out a slideshow. In Russia, mobile TV from MTS in those years did not gain wide distribution, but in Uzbekistan, the company was doing well.

Another company that used IP technology to broadcast TV channels was Sky Link. In 2006, at one of the exhibitions, she demonstrated the possibilities of her service. It was enough 600 kbit / s to get a good, stable image. A plus became a low payment. Users of Windows Mobile and did not have the opportunity to watch about 20 channels for free, paying only for traffic.

Software for viewing

In addition, most smartphones support mobile Internet TV, which you can watch by installing a small application. The most popular is SPB TV, which from the best side has proved itself in the market. Works on all known platforms. The installation file is a few megabytes in size. It is often pre-installed on many modern communicators. Regularly there are also new applications, but it's very difficult to bypass SPB. The program does not require high-speed Internet, has more than one hundred channels from different countries, perfectly adapts to small displays.

After installing this application, the user is independent of the operator. TV shows can be watched for free, paying only for traffic. Of course, it is better to have high-speed Internet and a large packet of traffic, so as not to feel discomfort when viewing.

Mobile TV in the world

Despite the rapid development, the technology has not been properly disseminated. The reason may be that many users do not really need a TV in their mobile phone. Many US operators provide mobile TV services to their users. Half of the channels are available for free, the other part requires a subscription.

In Europe, mobile TV is more popular. In Italy, for example, in 2009 there were about 1 million regular viewers. Some operators provide the possibility of free viewing according to the DVB-H standard. News channels, which are regularly viewed by users, are especially popular.

The service in the countries of Asia became very widespread.

Development

Today, mobile TV is available to any smartphone owner. Of course, most devices only support browsing by the IP standard. Operators regularly offer services that allow you to view a huge number of channels. The quality is also growing. Even on large displays you can get a quality picture due to the data transfer speed. The development of such services is especially promoted by sports events. Each football championship is accompanied by a growing interest in mobile TV services. The cost that operators have to pay is also decreasing. You can and do avoid extra spending by downloading a free program to watch TV.

The result

Mobile TV is quite an interesting service, which will appeal to fans of viewing various programs. The development of technologies has allowed to abandon DVB-H technology, which requires the presence of special terminals. Fast Internet - everything you need today for comfortable viewing.