LG and Samsung team-up against Qualcomm in fight for US mobile TV standard
In a case of oh shiznit, LG and Samsung are combining forces to protect their interests in the US. With Qualcomm’s proprietary MediaFLO digital broadcast technology rapidly gaining a mobile TV foothold in the US (thanks to AT&T and Verizon) and Europe standardizing on DVB-H, it seems that LG and Samsung (the once proud and gloating parents of the DMB standard) have little choice but to support the ATSC’s attempt to create the ATSC-M/H standard in the US… about three years too late. Of course, the ultimate victor will have very little to do with what’s best for the consumer and everything to do with who is most successful at lobbying the government. Oh, did that sound bitter? Good.
Tags: atsc, atsc-mh, dmb, dvb-h, lg, mediaflo, qualcomm, samsung
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