Samsung is developing a module that will allow consumers to view terrestrial and satellite transmissions on mobile systems.
DMB, now coming online in Korea and Japan, is a multichannel broadcasting service with high-quality video. In principle, DMB will allow subscribers to watch television, listen to music, receive text messages, play videogames or cruise the Internet on their cell phone screens.
While Korea and Japan have installed digital broadcast standards and infrastructure, such service will not be offered in the United States until a digital broadcast standard is ratified, possibly in 2006, said Gyu-Hwan Choi, principal engineer in Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ digital module group.
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