DVB-H services have been on air in Switzerland since mid-May 2008 as part of the Bluewin TV Mobile service.

More information: www.swisscom.ch

Switzerland.
The service was launched in Zurich, Berne, Basel and Geneva to coincide with the Euro 2008 football championships.

Coverage map available here. 44% of the population was to be covered at launch

At the end of September 2007 and following a criteria-based competition, the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) awarded Swisscom the licence to set up digital mobile TV in Switzerland based on the DVB-H standard. (Swisscom Broadcast is licensed to operate the DVB-H network in Swizterland)

info.broadcasting@swisscom.com

The service launched officiall in June 2008.

October 2008: 5,000 subscribers reported.

To watch the DVB-H "HD" channels on the Bluewin TV Mobile service subscribers have to first obtain a DVB-H enabled mobile phone, sold by Swisscom as a "HD-Natel". The DVB-H service is then sold as an add-on to standard talk and text package.

28 services currently available on the DVB-H platform, including the following):

Pro 7, RTL, SAT 1, VOX, SF1, SF2, SF Info, VIVA Schweiz, MTV, Eurosport, TSR1, TSR2, TF1, France 2, France 3, M6 Suisse, TSI1, TSI2, RAI Uno, Canale 5.

For a full up-to-date listing visit: http://www.swisscom.ch/res/tv/unterwegs/sender/index.htm

Subscription to the service costs CHF 16 per month or CHF 2 per day.

NEC and R&S

All allotments are within Band IV

8K, QAM, GI ¼ , CR ½, MPFEC off

100%

MPEG-4 H.264 video

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OMA BCast DRM for the launch. Later on OMA Bcast Smartcard

NOKIA MBS 3.2 system

Nokia N77
Nokia N96
Samsung P960
LG KB620

(Last update 04/11/2008)