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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

Download the exhibitor guide "bmcoforum members at IBC 2010".

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

The bmcoforum submits press release: "Industry effort to profile multi-screen TV delivery" (2010 09 08)
Harris is now a member of the bmcoforum (2010 07 29).
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 South Africa: Multichoice awarded DVB-H licence (2010 09 10) Multichoice pay-TV unit has been awarded the country's second mobile TV licence by the communications regulator ICASA. More USA: Mobile500 Alliance founded (2010 09 09) In a bid to accelerate the adoption of mobile television, 30 broadcasting companies have set up the Mobile500 Alliance, representing some 346 full power stations broadcasting in 167 markets. More Japan: Regulator favours home-grown ISDB-Tmm (2010 09 09) A goverment advisory panel favours NTT DocoMo's ISDB-Tmm mobile broadcasting technology. Japanese legislators are expected to formally endorse NTT DoCoMo on the panle's recommendation. More The Diffusion Group: 3.3m mobile TV subscribers in 2013 (2010 09 02) The report "The Possibilities and Challenges for Mobile TV" explors the challenges Mobile TV faces, as well as how best to address them. It also covers the likely role of 3G, 3G+, and 4G in delivering real time TV to mobile devices. More Jamaica: LIME to roll out DVB-H (2010 08 29) LIME will be rolling out a DVB-H based mobile TV service in Kingston and St Catherine by December, to be expanded nationwide by early 2011. More ABI Research: Mobile Network Off-loading study (2010 08 19) The ABI Research study "Mobile Network Off-loading" explores the market drivers and end-user demand for each mobile data offloading technology, including an end-to-end cost comparison for alternative data paths. It closely examines the technologies available to augment an existing 3G network. More Japan: Decision On Mobile Broadcasting Service postponed (2010 08 19) The Communications Ministry postponed deciding on the new network of base stations for a mobile broadcasting service. Instead, the ministry asked the Radio Regulatory Council, an advisory panel to the minister, to make a decision. More MobiTV: Display size matters in Mobile TV (2010 08 13) The bigger a mobile device's screen is, the longer viewers will spend watching mobile TV services on the device, according to a report from mobile TV service provider MobiTV. More Ericsson: Global mobile data traffic tripled in last year (2010 08 13) Global mobile data traffic has nearly tripled in the last year, growing more than 10 times faster than voice. Ericsson predicted that mobile data traffic could continue to double annually through 2020. More Kenya: Reach for mobile TV to expand (2010 08 13) DSTV Mobile plans to expand its Kenya DVB-H network to cover Kisumi, Nakuru and Eldoret. So far it covers Nairobi and Mombasa. 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, the exhibitor guide "bmcoforum members at IBC 2010" and your FREE 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: September 8, 2010