Satellites Seen As Key Means To Deliver Mobile TV: Research

It seems satellites will play a major role in bringing mobile TV to the end users. According to a study by Northern Sky Research, satellites will have an upper hand in distributing mobile TV content as the issue of spectrum availability still remains the “most significant hurdle facing mobile TV providers and wireless carriers in the near term”. It also quotes the recent announcements linking satellites with mobile TV, such as Intelsat/MediaFLO and Crown Castle/SES Americom, which emphasize the advantage of using satellite capacity to backhaul mobile TV content or connect diverse networks of mobile TV transmitter sites.
The research further says the trends in Asia, Europe and North America too support the view that satellites will be a means to deliver mobile TV, and that it is not a รข

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