The race to launch DVB-H in SA is hotting up, but an analyst says the content will decide how well mobile TV is received.
Triple-play services offer the customer more services, choice and value by combining voice, data and video.
Reduced connectivity costs and convergence are driving the digital home phenomenon, resulting in home networking resembling that traditionally found in offices.
While Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) has yet to launch in SA, it is growing in popularity in Europe, says Frost & Sullivan.
ASUS hopes to make the digital home a reality in 2006 with the introduction of LCD TV, network DVD, a wireless Skype phone and a 3G mobile phone.
There is no doubt that 3G is set to significantly transform the telecoms industry, says Graham McKay, Prism`s chip and wireless divisional director.
The SABC is "disappointed that ICASA has put the conversion of the broadcasting system from analogue to digital on the back-burner".
In today`s technology roundup: WiMax future in question, Gates backs convergence, European privacy expert slams biometrics, Microsoft begins ad testing, and fuel cells to use microbe energy.
ASUS has released the R2H Ultra-Mobile PC, designed to fulfil the need for an all-in-one device that enables professionals to stay connected, productive and secured on the go.
Phoenix Global Software has introduced an iPod update for the Ulead VideoStudio video editor.
In today`s technology roundup: Cisco unifies communications, complexity causes half of product returns, Microsoft`s Explorer 7 ignores Windows setting, and e-mail worm threatens lawsuit against victims.
Adscreens, a mobile advertising screen, was unveiled in Sandton this week.