Friday June 09, 2006

Will Michael Ballack play in Germany's opening World Cup match or won't he? Will Lehmann be the only But even with its captain injured and on the bench, Germany is still expected to beat Costa Rica in today's opening World Cup match in Munich... Let's see getting the numbers in and hope for a peaceful, friendly World Cup in Germany!

What this means for telecommunication services? All mobile telcos start mobile Television. For exampel debitel, a mobile service provider in Germany reselling minutes from all Mobile Network Operators (MNO), startet may 31st the first german mobile TV basing on DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)standard. Partnering with Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland (MFD) they're first in Germany to provide mobile television services commercially - but starting with only 4 channels (ZDF, MTV, n24 and ProSieben/SAT1). In parallel T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2 and E-Plus use DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) signal to test their own future offering with 16 channels. The trials will go until mid of august and will be available only in 5 major cities over Germany. Their plan is to establish a joint platform for mobile TV offerings.