Telstra Tunes out of this Universe

Australian incumbent Telstra has reportedly cooled on the idea of launching a DVB-H network, after a 12-month trial with some other companies. Instead it’s looking at 3G-based video technology MBMS pushed by Ericsson, which is building out Telstra’s 3G network. The article is a bit confusing about which technology is better and/or cheaper, which I think accurately reflects the fact that nobody really knows. If DVB-H does launch it will require new spectrum, but the government has a couple of frequencies bands it plans to auction off for “new services”, so that shouldn’t be too much trouble.

Incidentally, a good place to check out the various mobile TV technologies is here.

dot Mobi domains

.mobi is a new top-level domain already approved by ICANN. It will be restricted to mobile devices and mobile sites. It is financed by a association of companies such as Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Syniverse, 3, Ericsson, GSM Association, T-mobile, Telefonica, TIM and Vodafone. You can’t register .mobi domains yet. Dot Mobi domains will be registered through ICANN certified registrars.
From May 22, members of .mobi TLD association will have an opportunity to register their trademark names as a .mobi domains. Other trademark holders can register their trademarks as .mobi domains from June 12 and personal users can start filing for registration starting August 28.