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The bmcoforum is an international non-profit organisation designed to foster the mass market for mobile media consumption. Therefore bmcoforum optimizes the technology mix and business models and brings together players from all parts of the media delivery value chain.

In 2010, the bmcoforum focuses on business models for traffic off-loading from mobile networks to broadcast and fixed (including WiFi) delivery networks as well as on mobile-fixed integration scenarios for media delivery (MobiFix).

bmcoforum Latest Deliverables

Seamless unicast and broadcast services to meet increasing mobile TV and video consumption, bmcoforum White Paper, May 2010

Mobile Broadcast Business Models - Country-specific Implementations - Update 02/2010

bmcoforum Meetings

14 09 2010 Board
20 09 2010 WI01 Regulation and Spectrum Lobbying
21 09 2010 WI02 Interoperability
22 09 2010 WI12 Audience Measurement
23 09 2010 WI10 Seamless Delivery
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bmcoforum News

AuthenTec is now a member of the bmcoforum (2010 06 09).
Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions GmbH is now a member of the bmcoforum (2010 06 01).
The bmcoforum publishes the White Paper "Seamless unicast and broadcast services to meet increasing mobile TV and video consumption" (2010 05 06) and the corresponding press release.
Presentations of the bmcoforum public workshop "Developing Mass Markets for Mobile Video/TV Consumption" held in Berlin on May 5, 2010 can be downloaded here (2010 05 05)
Digital TV Partner becomes associate member of bmcoforum (2010 04 27).
The bmcoforum Annual Report 2009 is now available (2010 03 19).
The bmcoforum publishes the study Mobile Broadcast Business Models - Country-specific Implementations - Update 02/2010
The bmcoforum submits press release: "Increased dynamics of mobile broadcast TV around the world in 2009" (2010 03 01)
bmcoforum chairman of the board, Franklin Selgert, on the MobiFix project in an IPTVnews interview. View here
Vincent Grivet replaces Régis Martin on the bmcoforum board as a representative of TDF (2010 01 20)
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and bmcoforum signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their relationship and foster a closer co-operation (2010 01 08)
The bmcoforum submits Input to the RSPG report on "Cognitive Technologies" (2009 12 23)
The bmcoforum releases updated "Spectrum Position for Mobile TV" (2009 12 10).
The bmcoforum submits press release: "bmcoforum updates its spectrum position for Mobile TV" (2009 12 10)
bmcoforum published press release: "New initiative for mass market relevant mobile TV devices" (2009 12 01)
The WI11 Project MobiFix invites to the public workshop "MobiFix - Blending experience on Mobile and TV" in The Hague on Dec. 10, 2009
The bmcoforum board approved the new work item "HbbTV on top of mobile TV".
The report of the bmcoforum workshop "Audience measurement for mobile media content consumption" can be downloaded here
bmcoforum published press release "Mobile TV has unique requirements for audience measurement" (2009 10 20)
Presentations of the workshop "Audience measurement for mobile media content consumption" can be downloaded here
bmcoforum invites to an open workshop "Audience measurement for mobile media content consumption" on 13 October 2009 in Berlin (2009 09 17)
bmcoforum published press release: Viable mobile TV business models require customized network design (2009 09 11)
bmcoforum published the study: Mobile Broadcast Technologies - Network Design Issues
bmcoforum published press release: The evolution of mobile content consumption (2009 09 10)
bmcoforum published the study: Mobile Services for Seamless Audio-Visual Content Consumption - Service Example and Business Model Considerations
The annual plenary meeting 2009 adapted the bmcoforum objectives to better reflect the current market situation and membership needs (2009 06 04)
bmcoforum publishes its position on licence exempt use of White Spaces (2009 05 20)
The bmcoforum Annual Report 2008 is now available (2009 03 27)
bmcoforum signed a co-operation agreement with the Open Mobile Video Coalition (2009 03 19)
The latest bmcoforum newsletter is out now (2009 03 10).
Régis Martin replaces Bernard Pauchon as a representative of TDF on the bmcoforum board (2009 02 23)
bmcoforum published updated and extended studies on Mobile Broadcast Business Models, Bearer Technologies and Link Budgets (2009 02 13)
bmcoforum published press release:
New bmcoforum reports address increasing number of mobile TV services and technologies worldwide (2009 02 13)
bmcoforum published press release: bmcoforum envisions seamless delivery of mobile TV content across cellular and broadcast networks (2009 02 12)
bmcoforum published press release: bmcoforum calls on European Commission and member states: No additional customs duties on Mobile-TV enabled mobile phones and their components (2009 01 28)
bmcoforum published recommendations for implementation profiles of the OMA BCAST 1.0 enablers
Download the recommendations here
Find the press release here
bmcoforum signed a co-operation agreement with the Open Mobile Alliance (2009 01 05)
bmcoforum signed a liaison agreement with Mobile DTV Alliance (2008 10 14)
bmcoforum published newsletter (2008 10 06)
Solaris Mobile becomes associate bmcoforum member (2008 10 01)
bmcoforum published press release: bmcoforum drives interactive mobile TV implementations (2008 09 11)
bmcoforum published press release: Rich variety of mobile TV business models worldwide (2008 09 10)
bmcoforum published press release: Best practice regulations to exploit growing Mobile TV market (2008 09 09)
bmcoforum published its IBC exhibitor guide - see left hand (2008 09 03)
bmcoforum decided to exhibit at NATEXPO in Moscow, November 18-21 together with its members Alcatel-Lucent, Irdeto and Qualcomm (2008 09 03)
Eutelsat becomes associate bmcoforum member (2008 08 28)
Herbert Mittermayr (Alcatel-Lucent) was approved as the new chairman of the "Generic Business Models" work item (2008 08 22)
Turkcell becomes full bmcoforum member (2008 07 23)
At its annual plenary meeting, bmcoforum approved amended articles and a new IPR policy. A new board was elelected. (2008 06 17)

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	Mobile Broadcast News In-Stat: Worldwide Cellular and Broadcast Mobile TV report (2010 07 20) The In-Stat report "Worldwide Cellular and Broadcast Mobile TV" includes an analogue viewers and subscribers forecast by standard and geographic region as well as 3G mobile TV subscriptions and revenue forecast by region. More Juniper Research: Mobile TV study (2010 07 20) The Juniper Research report "Mobile TV - Applications, Services & Opportunities, 2010-2015" provides a detailed analysis of the opportunity for mobile TV services to date. It assesses the likely value and usage levels of both streamed and broadcast services. More Rethink: The Rise of the ATSC M/H machines (2010 07 19) The Rethink research report "The Rise of the ATSC M/H machines" takes the Japanese experience and applies the lessons learned there to the uptake rate for mobile TV in the US. It also describes the hurdles to ATSC M/H taking off in the US. More Taiwan: FAR EASTONE / Qualcomm MediaFLO MoU (2010 07 16) Qualcomm signed a non-binding MOU with mobile operator FAR EASTONE to explore the creation of a broadcast mobile media operator using MediaFLO tech- nology in Taiwan by determining the right business model and structure of a possible MediaFLO venture. More Germany: 50,000 mobile TV World Cup subs (2010 07 13) Deutsche Telekom sold 50,000 subscriptions for its streaming mobile TV service of the soccer World Cup. The average game viewing time was 40 minute. The 400,000 Bundesliga subscribes follow the matches only 10 minutes on average. More China: Low CMMB subscription take-off (2010 07 13) China Mobile sold around 1.5 million CMMB handsets, approximately 30 per cent of total 3G mobile phone sales. However, of the 1.5 million users less than 3 per cent are actually paying for the service as formal fees have only recently been introduced. More USA: High FLO TV usage during World Cup (2010 07 08) FLO TV's total usage minutes were up 34% in June from the previous month and nearly 20% of all viewers were watching FLO TV for more than an hour each time they tuned in during the month. Overall, World Cup matches captured anywhere from 40% to 80% of the entire viewing audience in June. More Juniper Research: WiFi to bring mobile TV to the masses (2010 07 07) The Juniper Research report "Tubing in mobile TV" found that a surge in applications which can take advantage of the increasing availability of free WiFi services are set to boost a mobile TV industry with anticipated revenues of nearly $7 billion by 2015. More USA: FLO TV data-casting applications contest (2010 06 30) Flo TV is sponsoring a contest for software developers to build data-casting applications to run on the Flo TV network. The winner will receive $20,000. More Hong Kong: China Mobile wins mobile TV auction (2010 06 30) OFTA announced that China Mobile HK has won the mobile TV auction for the radio spectrum in the 678 – 686 MHz band. It will be assigned under a 15-year unified carrier licence and requires using at least 75% of the capacity to deliver mobile TV content, and to provide service coverage to at least 50% of the Hong Kong population within 18 months. More Upcoming Events IBC 2010 RAI Amsterdam September 10 - 14 Visit the bmcoforum and its members Alcatel-Lucent, castLabs, G&D SFS, GMIT and Sofia Digital in the Mobile Zone (Hall 9, MZ101). Find more information on the bmcoforum booth and your FREE five days IBC visitor pass here. November 4-5, 2010 Berlin Mobile Applications, Social Media and HybridTV – towards experiencing integrated communication and media Find out more Last Updated: July 26, 2010