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[HCDX] Korea launches WiBro-DMB service
Korea launches WiBro-DMB service:
(12-May-06)
Korea Telecom (KT) and Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) have launched a
service utilising wireless broadband (WiBro) and terrestrial digital
multimedia broadcasting (DMB).
Users of the mixed service will be able to watch continuous terrestrial DMB
mobile broadcasting by inserting a type of universal serial bus (USB)
device into dedicated WiBro terminals.
The WiBro service enables people on the road to remain connected to the
Internet at the speed of current fixed-line Web access.
The audio-visual service powered by the converged gadgets is substantially
more advanced compared to that offered by the current stand-alone DMB
devices, The Korea Times reports.
Users will be able to check for background information regarding TV
programmes broadcast on the hybrid WiBro terminal and also replay past
editions of programmes on offer.
Later, KT and KBS plan to add services such as interactive games or quiz
events as well as real-time polls.
KT expects the cocktail between the two homegrown technologies will boost
the commercial viability of WiBro and terrestrial DMB, which are in their
embryonic stages.
KT Senior Vice-President, Hong Won Pyo, said: "This heralds the
full-fledged advent of the convergence of services between broadcasting and
telecommunications.
"This cooperation would be a win-win solution because both DMB and WiBro
can gain momentum to become mainstream features both locally and globally."
(ABU Website)
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