Project PDA

The operator consortium Mobile 3.0, the consequences of its failure. This week there have already received broadcasting licenses for DVB-H back. The country's media has demanded the return after Mobile 3.0 announced in early October, no MobileTV service via DVB-H commercially on the market.

The President of Mobile 3.0 and former CEO of o2 Germany, has for the failure of his consortium now resolved the debt issue. The main reason was the competing DVB-T standard, which is also compatible with mobile phones can be received and unlike DVB-H is free. According to the report he even calls that the "free transmission of mobile TV over the rival standard DVB-T stops,". Otherwise, the development of a business model for DVB-H prevented.

The chairman of the National Media Institute still sees hope for mobile television over DVB-H. After the broadcast state contract was revised on 1st September, in the future a nation-wide tender for the licenses possible. So far an operator had to turn on the media offices of the federal states separately. When the new tender will take place, is not yet clear.