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MOBILE TV
Mobile TV
DVB-H, DMB, 3G Systems and Rich Media Applications
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Amitabh Kumar, Amitabh Kumar has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, Internet and broadcast fields. Currently he is Director of Technology for Essel Group of companies and also Head of Broadcasting Operations of the Zee Network, India and Singapore. The Zee Network is the largest Broadcasting Network of India with over 30 channels broadcast to over 200 countries. Kumar is responsible for setting up India s first Pay DTH platform, Dish TV. He is also a member on the Board of Directors of Essel Shyam Telecommunications Ltd. Mr Kumar has been a Director on the Board of Telestra V-Com Ltd., ,a member of NASSCOM Executive Council and Governer for India on the Board of Governers of Intelsat and Director of Operations of VSNL.

Edited By
S. Merrill Weiss, Television award winner S. Merrill Weiss is a consultant in electronic media technology and management. He has nearly 40 years of experience in broadcasting and related fields and draws upon extensive experience designing, building, and managing new technical facilities for various electronic media companies. Mr. Weiss is an internationally recognized industry leader and expert in the development of new television technologies, including digital video compression. He conducted the experiments that led to the first digital television standard (CCIR Recommendation 601) in 1981 and has been involved in the development of virtually every DTV standard since. He has served with the FCC Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service, the Advanced Television Systems Committee and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

By
Amitabh Kumar, Amitabh Kumar has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, Internet and broadcast fields. Currently he is Director of Technology for Essel Group of companies and also Head of Broadcasting Operations of the Zee Network, India and Singapore. The Zee Network is the largest Broadcasting Network of India with over 30 channels broadcast to over 200 countries. Kumar is responsible for setting up India s first Pay DTH platform, Dish TV. He is also a member on the Board of Directors of Essel Shyam Telecommunications Ltd. Mr Kumar has been a Director on the Board of Telestra V-Com Ltd., ,a member of NASSCOM Executive Council and Governer for India on the Board of Governers of Intelsat and Director of Operations of VSNL.

Description
Exclusively dedicated to Mobile TV, this book provides a detailed insight to mobile multimedia characterized efficient compression techniques, protocols formalized by 3GPP or 3GPP2, capabilities of broadcast, and mobile networks for delivering multimedia content. Network requirements such as spectrum; chipsets, software and handsets which enable multimedia services; delivery platforms and content protection technologies which provide revenue assurance are covered in detail. Written with a global perspective, this book takes a detailed look at the networks deployed worldwide with examples and is rich in diagrams providing extraordinary visualization of the new technologies.

Audience
Broadcast and cable TV Industry engineers, Cellular Mobile, Computer, and Telecommunications Industry professionals.

Contents
1. What you should know about Mobile TV 2. Introduction to Digital Multimedia 3. Streaming and Mobile Multimedia 4. Overview of Cellular Mobile Networks 5. Overview of Technologies for Mobile TV 6. Services on 3G Networks 7. Using DVB-H Technologies 8. Using DMB Technologies 9. Spectrum for Mobile TV services 10. Mobile TV Services Worldwide 11. Chipsets 12. Operating Systems and Software 13. Handsets for Mobile TV and Multimedia 14. Content 15. Mobile TV Interoperability 16. Content Security 17. Interactivity 18. Mobile TV: The Future

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 536 pages, publication date: MAR-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80946-5
ISBN-10: 0-240-80946-7
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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