Is free Over-the-Air mobile TV the next killer app for Smartphones?
In North America today, smartphone users can choose from a cornucopia of wireless smartphones which can be used to make phone calls, surf the web, take pictures, record video and send email but how about a smartphone that lets you watch one of the 20th Century’s killer apps – television? In Canada Rogers, Telus and Bell Mobility have been offering MobiTV, a subscription based service that offers a limited selection of tv channels on selected handsets for several years, but the service is expensive and few Canadians can afford it. Imagine however, if a single chip and antenna could be added to your next generation smartphone that would enable North American smartphone owners to view free over-the-air analog and digital television signals at no additional cost. Picture yourself watching your local CBC, CTV, Global, ABC, CBS and NBC channels on your smartphone phone without having to pay an extra dime in subscription fees. It may sound fanciful but the technology that would enable smartph
