DVB-H

List of digital television broadcast standards
DVB standards (countries)
ATSC standards (countries)
ISDB standards (countries)
DTMB standards (countries)
  • DTMB (terrestrial/mobile)
    • DTMB-A
  • CMMB (handheld)
  • ABS-S (satellite)
DMB standard (countries)
Codecs
Terrestrial Frequency bands
Satellite Frequency bands

DVB-H (digital video broadcasting - handheld) is[when?] one of three prevalent[dubious – discuss] mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 2004. The DVB-H specification (EN 302 304) can be downloaded from the official DVB-H website.[1] For a few months from March 2008, DVB-H was officially endorsed by the European Union as the "preferred technology for terrestrial mobile broadcasting".[2][3][4][5]

The major competitors of this technology were Qualcomm's MediaFLO system, the 3G cellular system based MBMS mobile-TV standard, and the ATSC-M/H format in the U.S.

As of 2008, the recently introduced DVB-SH (Satellite to Handhelds) and anticipated DVB-NGH (Next Generation Handheld) in the future were possible enhancements to DVB-H, providing improved spectral efficiency and better modulation flexibility.

DVB-H struggled against resistance from network operators to include the technology in their subsidized handsets.[6][better source needed] In late 2016, it was acknowledged within the DVB Project newsletter that DVB-H and DVB-SH had been a commercial failure.[6]

Ukraine was the last country with a nationwide broadcast in DVB-H, which began transitioning to DVB-T2 during 2019.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "DVB Mobile TV - DVB-H - DVB-SH - DVB-IPDC". dvb-h.org.
  2. ^ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission.
  3. ^ "Commission opens Single Market for Mobile TV - Europe's Information Society Newsroom".
  4. ^ eCommunications: Site re-launch | Europa - Information Society
  5. ^ "EU endorses Nokia-backed DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard - International Herald Tribune".
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference laven_2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).