South Korea - Current situation - History
03.09.2011
As the first country to commercially launch mobile TV, South Korea is the most successful DMB market in the world. More than 23 million DMB enabled devices have been sold, of which the most popular are mobile phones. This number is expected to rise even more with an increase in coverage; services already cover over 75% of the country
Hundreds of DMB devices are available in this market and usage of mobile TV increases year on year. Interactive services are also growing in popularity adding value to broadcasting services. The Korean government has set up a digital audio project to recommend a digital audio broadcasting standard for Korea. Following ETRI's investogation of various digital radio platforms, a major decision is expected regarding the adoption of a digital radio technology for South Korean broadcasters.
More and more Korean companies are seeing the global potential of DMB (including DAB and DAB+) and are starting to widen their focus to include the European markets and non-domestic Asian markets.
Korea's latest innovation is an interactive mobile TV service, or DMB 2.0, launched by SK Telecom in April 2010. with six terrestrial-DMB operators (TDMB). With DMB 2.0, mobile TV viewers are able to search the internet, receive news or stock information updates, and even enjoy mobile shopping while watching television.
16.09.2010
As the first country to commercially launch mobile TV, South Korea is the most successful DMB market in the world. More than 23 million DMB enabled devices have been sold, of which the most popular are mobile phones. This number is expected to rise even more with an increase in coverage; services already cover over 75% of the country
There are six major broadcasters providing a variety of services to the South Korean market including mobile TV services. New data applications such as BIFS have been introduced and broadcasters are anticipating an increase in revenue as these will be subscription only.. TPEG services are also available giving the consumer traffic and travel information.
Hundreds of DMB devices are available in this market and usage of mobile TV increases year on year. Interactive services are also growing in popularity adding value to broadcasting services. The Korean government has set up a digital audio project to recommend a digital audio broadcasting standard for Korea
More and more Korean companies are seeing the global potential of DMB (including DAB and DAB+) and are starting to widen their focus to include the European markets and non-domestic Asian markets.
Korea's latest innovation is an interactive mobile TV service, or DMB 2.0, launched by SK Telecom in April 2010. with six terrestrial-DMB operators (TDMB). With DMB 2.0, mobile TV viewers are able to search the internet, receive news or stock information updates, and even enjoy mobile shopping while watching television.
19.08.2010
As the first country to commercially launch mobile TV, South Korea is the most successful DMB market in the world. More than 23 million DMB enabled devices have been sold, of which the most popular are mobile phones. This number is expected to rise even more with an increase in coverage; services already cover over 75% of the country
There are six major broadcasters providing a variety of services to the South Korean market including mobile TV services. New data applications such as BIFS have been introduced and broadcasters are anticipating an increase in revenue as these will be subscription only.. TPEG services are also available giving the consumer traffic and travel information.
Hundreds of DMB devices are available in this market and usage of mobile TV increases year on year. Interactive services are also growing in popularity adding value to broadcasting services. The Korean government has set up a digital audio project to recommend a digital audio broadcasting standard for Korea
More and more Korean companies are seeing the global potential of DMB (including DAB and DAB+) and are starting to widen their focus to include the European markets and non-domestic Asian markets.
Korea's latest innovation is an interactive mobile TV service, or DMB 2.0, launched by SK Telecom in April 2010. with six terrestrial-DMB operators (TDMB). With DMB 2.0, mobile TV viewers are able to search the internet, receive news or stock information updates, and even enjoy mobile shopping while watching television.
