Dave Williams, CTO of Telef??nica O2 Europe, said: “We have led DVB-H development in the UK, Germany and Ireland through customer trials and consortium activity. We believe that the OMA BCAST set of standards provides the best option for the implementation of integrated multi-media services using DVB-H broadcast technology in combination with 3G/MBMS packet data services and look forward to its deployment across Europe.”

“T-Mobile supports all activities to finalise the specification of OMA Smart Card Profile and OMA ESG. We consider Smart Card Profile and OMA ESG to be the most future proof technologies which will support interactive services for a wide range of handset and provides the highest level of security,” says Alexander Gedrovics, head of service platforms at T-Mobile International.

“Vodafone is committed to following the OMA BCAST standard for the implementation of future Broadcast-type multimedia services based on complementary Broadcast network technologies such as DVB-H and 3G/MBMS. Broadcast Service Protection via Smartcard and the Electronic Service Guide (ESG) are key elements of the OMA BCAST standard which will bring clear customer benefits,” says Dr. Alfred Baier, Senior Programme Manager for Mobile TV Technology at Vodafone Group. “We actively support the development of dedicated OMA BCAST implementation profiles within the bmcoforum, as this will help us to provide compelling Mobile TV services and terminals that delight our customers across all of our markets.”
“We have introduced the most advanced 3G DVB-H phone to the European market. With the partnership with bmcoforum, ZTE has the strong capability to deliver additional mobile TV phones based in OMA BCAST standard for the global customers” said MR. Li Yingfeng, General Manager of ZTE WCDMA mobile terminal products.