Hitting the Street With a Satellite TV Phone

Iria · Oct 20, 2005, 12:42 AM

SEOUL -- When Samsung Electronics said last year that it was developing a cell phone capable of receiving satellite TV broadcasts it seemed almost too futuristic to be true.

It wouldn't require a large dish antenna or set-top box receiver; the phone would be able to receive TV and radio signals broadcast from a satellite with nothing more than the built-in antenna and hardware.

Crucial to making the phone possible were progress in digital electronics, which helped miniaturized the components needed, and a broadcasting platform that delivers a powerful signal at frequencies close to those used by 3G phones. But how well does it work in a crowded city like Seoul?
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Oct 20, 2005, 12:42 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Hitting the Street With a Satellite TV Phone SEOUL -- When Samsung Electronics said last year that it was developing a cell phone capable of receiving satellite TV broadcasts it seemed almost too futuristic to be true. It wouldn't require a large dish antenna or set-top box receiver; the phone would be able to receive TV and radio signals broadcast from a satellite with nothing more than the built-in antenna and hardware. Crucial to making the phone possible were progress in digital electronics, which helped miniaturized the components needed, and a broadcasting platform that delivers a powerful signal at frequencies close to those used by 3G phones. But how well does it work in a crowded city like Seoul? __________ Read More / Source: PC World