MITV AND NOKIA ANNOUNCE LIVE DVB-H MOBILE TV SERVICE LAUNCH FOR …

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PRESS RELEASE 1 (4)
18 June 2007
MITV AND NOKIA ANNOUNCE LIVE DVB-H MOBILE TV SERVICE LAUNCH FOR MALAYSIA IN
2H2007
MiTV’s 018 broadcast mobile TV service engages Nokia Siemens Networks to bring a commercial
DVB-H offering to consumers
Malaysia/APAC - Global mobility leader Nokia and MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd (MiTV) today announced their
collaboration to launch a commercial broadcast mobile TV service based on Digital Video Broadcast-
Handheld (DVB-H) technology in Malaysia in the second half of 2007.
Announced at Nokia Connection 2007 in Singapore, and also in conjunction with Broadcast Asia 2007, the
agreement is among Nokia’s many commercial mobile TV service rollouts utilising DVB-H technology
globally. Earlier last year, Vietnam became the first market in APAC to roll out commercial DVB-H services.
This recent tie-up with Nokia further demonstrates MiTV’s ongoing cooperation with industry leaders in
preparation of its commercial 3G launch utilising the “018″ prefix in Malaysia in the second half of 2007.
The announcement today reinforces the new 3G entrant’s delivery of Malaysia’s first true mobile TV
experience to the marketplace.
In the deal, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide MiTV’s 018 mobile TV service…