LG successfully demonstrated the world’s first 3G UMTS DVB-H phone in Milan, Italy. LG also plans to supply the UMTS DVB-H phone to Hutchison, a leading global telecommunications services provider during the 2006 World Cup.
Hutchison Italy, the biggest 3G telecommunications provider in Italy, has exclusive DVB-H broadcasting rights for the 2006 World Cup and will provide video footage of all matches in Germany from June 6th. Utilizing its extensive network, Hutchison will launch the LG UMTS DVB-H phone worldwide, commencing with Italy.
The LG’s UMTS(WCDMA) DVB-H phone, the LG-U900, is a mobile TV broadcaster with a wide-swing screen. With its long lasting battery, users can watch TV for more than 3 hours. It is also equipped with a 1.3-megapixel digital camera that features 55MB internal memory capacity. The UMTS(WCDMA) DVB-H technology was improved from DVB-T, European terrestrial digital broadcast technology to become the European mobile broadcast standard. It provides high-speed data transmission, various channel services, a high-resolution image and strong mobile broadcasting.
Experts predict that the mobile TV service will attract 300 million users globally by the end of 2006 and the mobile TV market will reach USD 1.5 billion by 2009.
Features
- 1.3 mega-pixel Camera
- 2.2″LCD Wide-swing screen
- 17 speaker
- 55 MB internal user memory and external 512MB Transflash
- USB, Bluetooth
- Internal antenna (3G/GPRS), Antenna(DVB-H)
Specifications
- Radio Band: UMTS + GPRS Tri Band
- Dimensions: 100.6mm x 50.6mm x 21.4mm
- Display: Main 2.2″LCD, 240X320, 262K TFT
- TV Watching Time: Over 3 hrs
- Battery: 950 mAh
