The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the standards body working on the protocol for Mobile DTV, has increased the classification from “candidate” to “proposed standard” status, reports Broadcasting & Cable.
Officially designated the ATSC-Mobile/Handheld standard, it is being promoted by members of the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) to provide mobile television to cellular phones and other electronic devices by using TV broadcasters' existing spectrum. All that remains for Mobile DTV to become a formal standard is a vote by ATSC’s entire membership, which could occur next month, the article says.
If the vote is favorable, the standard could become official in September.
ION’s Mobile DTV
As I wrote, ION Media Networks in late June launched Mobile DTV in New York City and in a suburb of Washington, D.C. (Manassas, Va.). Other Washington, D.C. area stations are slated to begin broadcasting the mobile TV signal this summer.
Commercial Mobile DTV service is expected to begin late this year or in 2010.
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