{"id":276621,"date":"2024-01-06T19:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=276621"},"modified":"2024-01-06T19:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:34:34","slug":"direct-to-mobile-technologyd2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/direct-to-mobile-technologyd2m\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct-to-mobile technology(D2M)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong> This post is based on the article “Direct-to-mobile tech: DoT arm flags adoption hurdles<\/strong>” published in “Financial Express<\/strong>” on 3rd January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) has identified challenges in implementing direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology which could allow streaming TV content directly to phones without an internet connection.<\/p>\n

What is Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) technology?<\/h2>\n

1) Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) technology refers to the capability of delivering content, such as streaming television, directly to mobile devices without the need for an internet connection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2) The technology is based on the convergence of broadband and broadcast<\/strong> using which mobile phones can receive terrestrial digital TV.<\/p>\n

3) It would be similar to how people listen to FM radio on their phones<\/strong> where a receiver within the phone can tap into radio frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What are the Key Challenges Identified by TEC?<\/h2>\n

1) Integration challenge<\/strong>– Integration of smartphones supporting D2M and Digital Terrestrial TV to Mobile Devices (DTT2M) technologies poses a major challenge.<\/p>\n

2) Infrastructure requirements-<\/strong> Implementing D2M technologies like Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 also known as NextGen TV may require a new nationwide indoor network for quality services, adding complexity to the process.<\/p>\n

3) Increased cost<\/strong>– Adoption of D2M technology could lead to higher cost for smartphone makers and consequently higher phone prices.<\/p>\n

4) Ecosystem and Viability concern<\/strong>– Challenges include availability of a handset ecosystem, scalability of D2M technology, business viability and opportunities and spectrum requirements.<\/p>\n

What are the Suggestions Given by TEC?<\/h2>\n

1) For D2M technology, it is essential to have a standard, compatible with current mobile handsets<\/strong> to ensure cost-effectiveness and capitalize on the existing ecosystem support.<\/p>\n

2) The standard should facilitate offloading broadcasting traffic onto phones<\/strong>, enabling the design and manufacturing of smartphones capable of directly receiving broadcast signals.<\/p>\n

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Source- This post is based on the article “Direct-to-mobile tech: DoT arm flags adoption hurdles” published in “Financial Express” on 3rd January 2024. Why in the News? The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) has identified challenges in implementing direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology which could allow streaming TV content directly to phones without an internet connection. What is… Continue reading Direct-to-mobile technology(D2M)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-276621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":11,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704561129},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}