New $500m Telecoms Satellite successfully launched to bring DVB-SHMobile TV to the U.S. in 2009

New $500m Telecoms Satellite successfully launched to bring DVB-SH Mobile TV to the U.S. in 2009. ICO Global Communications launched a new $500m telecoms satellite to bring DVB-SH mobile TV to the U.S. Apparently, the new satellite will be able to deal with between ten and fifteen simultaneous streams and is powerful enough to require no dish in order to broadcast.

According to the company behind the satellite, ICO Global Communications, the new TV system will be capable of providing live and stored TV in handsets and moving vehicles, interactive navigation and other two-way services. Called DVB-SH, its key advantage over existing mobile media technologies (such as DVB-H and MediaFLO) is its nationwide coverage - courtesy of the new bird hanging over the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands - and improved building penetration.

The first DVB-SH Mobile TV to be launched in the US, there are currently no compatible devices but this should change by the 2009 launch.