Standards usually are as controversial as needed. This time the European Union has announced that is working with a industry consortium, including Nokia , in order to give a push to the new mobile TV standard: DVB-H.
This standard will be the only one for mobile television because the EU wants to avoid any possible techology fragmentation that could end in the loss of any competitive advantage. Right now, almost eighteen european countries are testing it, while some others are studying whether start doing it.
Anyway, this standard has been rejected by some countries like Germany, Britain or Netherland who see it as a unnecessary mandatory requirement. So far, this rejection has failed because it lacks the two thirds of the votes needed.
Read the oficial press release here.
