Safaricom subscribers will now be able to watch television through their mobile phones following the introduction of mobile TV services by the firm in conjunction with broadcasters KBC and DSTV.
The deal allows subscribers to access a range of satellite television provider DSTV stations on a mobile phone, and marks the beginning of a convergence that will see mobile companies merge services with players across industries. The
new service is made possible through DVB-H technology, which is regarded as the world’s leading mobile broadcast technology.
The technology allows for the digital terrestrial broadcast of live television channels to a mobile phone.
TV channels can be viewed on Mobile TV enabled handsets, which will be
available from DStv dealers and Nairobi based Safaricom outlets at a
retail price of Sh25,000. Subscription to the service will be free
until June 30. From to July 1 customers will pay a subscription fee of
Sh1,000, which is payable through the purchase of scratch cards from
mobile service provider Safaricom.
But with an impossible to reach customer care and network congestion, I wonder what the QoS will be like.
Related links:
http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7309&Itemid=5822
http://www.kahenya.com/tag/tv/
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=49762
