Mobile phones may receive terrestrial digital TV using this technology based on the convergence of the internet and broadcast. It would be comparable to how people listen to FM radio on their phones.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster, are experimenting with a technology that allows video and multimedia content to be sent straight to mobile phones without requiring an active internet connection.
The method, known as Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) transmission, promises to boost internet consumption and spectrum use.
What exactly is direct-to-mobile broadcasting?
Mobile phones may receive terrestrial digital TV using this technology based on the convergence of the internet and broadcast. It would be comparable to how people listen to FM radio on their phones, which uses a receiver to tap into radio frequencies. Multimedia material may also be immediately broadcast to phones via D2M.
The technology’s concept is that it might be used to broadcast information relating to citizen-centric information directly, as well as to combat fake news, issue emergency warnings, and provide disaster management help, among other things. Aside from that, it may be used to broadcast live news, sports, and other entertainment to mobile phones.
What impact may this have on consumers and businesses?
Consumers would benefit from this technology because they could access multimedia material via Video on Demand (VoD) or Over The Top (OTT) content providers without using up all of their mobile data and at a low cost. The system will also allow people in remote locations with little internet connectivity to see video material.
One of the primary benefits of the technology for companies is that it allows telecom service providers to transfer video traffic from their mobile network onto the broadcast network, allowing them to decongest valuable mobile spectrum. This will also enhance mobile spectrum use and free up bandwidth, which will help minimise call dropouts, increase internet speeds, and so on.
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