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Satellite lauched to provide DVB-SH in the US

16 April 2008 3:16 by Matti "Siggy" V�h�kainu | 11 comments

The first-of-its-kind satellite was launched into the space Monday afternoon. The 19-story and $500 million rocket took the several ton DVB-SH satellite above the United States. Once the satellite takes its final place and comes operational it will distribute between ten and fifteen mobile TV streams.

The satellite, built by ICO Global Communications, is powerful enough to not require a dish and due to its new and improved DVB-SH mobile TV technology it will have better coverage and improved building penetration compared to DVB-H. Currently there are no compatible devices for the DVB-SH system, but this should change by the launch of the service in 2009.

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DXR88 (Senior Member) 16 April 2008 7:47
Sweet,Allthough the whole powerfull enough without a dish thing is kinda Scary. [ + quote]
tripplite (Senior Member) 16 April 2008 9:44
i think china sends like 5 up per month...... [ + quote]
r0b0t3ch (Inactive) 16 April 2008 11:11
Big deal!! Just another excuse for the frak-heads of this country to take their eyes off the road and drive like even bigger asses. Also just another excuse for dummies to walk around not paying any attention to what's in front of them. This technology: Wasteful Useless Pointless Waste of 500Mil [ + quote]
goodswipe (Inactive) 16 April 2008 11:14
*Quote:* Just another excuse for the frak-heads of this country to take their eyes off the road and drive like even bigger asses. Agrees... This sort of thing seems to be running rampant in my town. "look honey, it said goodswipe! oh wow, that's amazing." [ + quote]
r0b0t3ch (Inactive) 16 April 2008 11:46
Goodswipe............Ma boy! Que pasa? Always a pleasure to hear from you. I actually check replies more frequently hoping to see your comments. [ + quote]
goodswipe (Inactive) 16 April 2008 11:49
*Originally posted by r0b0t3ch:* Goodswipe............Ma boy! Que pasa? Always a pleasure to hear from you. I actually check replies more frequently hoping to see your comments. Awww, how sweet..me blushes... I'm doing good, why don't you make a profile? Get with the times man, live in the now! /DUAL FORMAT FTW!! "look honey, it said goodswipe! oh wow, that's amazing." [ + quote]
r0b0t3ch (Inactive) 16 April 2008 12:00
Dual format is right around the corner............be sayin' it for months now! Ha Ha Ha I would do a profile but kept getting nixed (know what I mean) time and time again so I'm a bit wary. Will do one soon amigo. [ + quote]
goodswipe (Inactive) 16 April 2008 12:03
Ya, I know what ya mean. Looks like ddp is going to take it easy on you now, so go ahead and Get Er Done! "look honey, it said goodswipe! oh wow, that's amazing." [ + quote]
r0b0t3ch (Inactive) 16 April 2008 12:18
Got part of it done. But the pic doesn't display when commenting and the information seems relatively useless and not sure what to fill and what NOT to fill out. Gonna pass. This is for you though...........34/M/Bolingbrook, IL [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16 April 2008 12:20
goodswipe (Inactive) 16 April 2008 13:12
Your the best 20b073ch... "look honey, it said goodswipe! oh wow, that's amazing." [ + quote]
locobrown (Senior Member) 17 April 2008 13:14
I'll pass and many will also unless some company creates a joint broadband wireless internet and tv that we can watch no matter where in the world one may be, now that's a possiblity. Until then, good luck ICO Global. [ + quote]