Another two mobile TV technologies are attempting to get off the ground by taking advantage over the confusion surrounding the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Sigh. “The competitors are Terrestrial-Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (T-MMB), a derivative of South Korea’s Terrestrial-Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, and STiMi, short for satellite and terrestrial interaction multimedia.” Little is known about the technologies, other than that they are backed by some academic/industrial groups. Still, if you do want to try a new mobile TV standard China could be the best place to do it at the moment, with a particular deadline for launch (the Olympics) and a government which is adverse to overseas standards.
“Chinese officials said they hope to finish trials with the new technologies by the end of 2006, and move into commercial trials in 2007 so that the technologies could be ready for the 2008 Olympics.”