The Mobile DTV Alliance is a marketing organization based in
San Ramon, California
San Ramon (Spanish: ''San Ramón'', meaning "St. Raymond") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located within the San Ramon Valley, and east of San Francisco. San Ramon's population was 84,605 per the 2020 census, maki ...
that was founded in 2006 by a consortium of companies to promote
open standards
An open standard is a standard that is openly accessible and usable by anyone. It is also a prerequisite to use open license, non-discrimination and extensibility. Typically, anybody can participate in the development. There is no single definition ...
for
mobile TV
Mobile television is television watched on a small handheld or mobile device. It includes service delivered via mobile phone networks, received free-to-air via terrestrial television stations, or via satellite broadcast. Regular broadcast stand ...
. Its goal is the rapid adoption of mobile TV technology via
DVB-H
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 20 ...
and to further the mobile TV experience in North America.
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The President of the Mobile DTV Alliance, Yoram Solomon, is also on the boards of the
WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia Alliance was a non-profit industry trade group that promoted the adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies. It existed from about 2002 through 2009.
History
The Wirel ...
and
Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a non-profit organization that owns the Wi-Fi trademark. Manufacturers may use the trademark to brand products certified for Wi-Fi
interoperability.
History
Early 802.11 products suffered from interoperability problems be ...
.
The Alliance was founded by
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...
,
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
,
Modeo,
Motorola
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,
Nokia
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and
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures semiconductors and various integrated circuits, which it sells to electronics designers and manufacturers globall ...
.
References
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''Alliance formed to promote mobile TV'', Financial Times, Jan 23, 2006''DTV Alliance Takes Mobile TV To The Masses'', PC Magazine, Jan 24, 2006''Report: Consumers ready for mobile TV'', Information Week, Jan 25, 2007The other US mobile DTV alliance opens the door for a truce
Consortia in the United States
Mobile television
2006 establishments in California
Organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Ramon, California