Nokia Siemens equips Qtel to offer mobile TV service

Qatar Telecom and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a commercial mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile technology.

Nokia Siemens will supply Qtel with Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) system to enable the subscribers to view TV on their mobile phones and select their preferred subscription payment model.

Adel Al Mutawa, executive director of Group Communications at Qtel, said: “This agreement opens a historic new chapter for entertainment and connectivity in Qatar. This partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks will deliver a world-class mobile experience for our customers, providing them with quality broadcasts directly to their phones.”

Nokia Siemens will roll out a DVB-H solution with OMA BCast Smart Card Profile (SCP) for Qtel. With OMA BCast SCP, mobile operators will be able to integrate the management rights for Mobile TV broadcast content, provided via DVB-H, into their existing infrastructure.

According to Nokia Siemens, the mobile TV system includes software, hardware, consulting & integration, network design and implementation services. For the authentication of mobile TV subscribers, Nokia Siemens provides is One-BSF system, forming a key part of Qtel's Unified Subscriber Database strategy for creating a common subscriber profile to be used for both mobile and DVB-H service.

In addition, Nokia will provide Nokia N96 handsets to test the first SCP compliant software that enables subscribers to choose from among a host of payment models and interactivity options.

Al Mutawa said: “Qtel will be the first operator anywhere in the world to commercially deploy DVB-H SCP. We will also be the first company to integrate the new Nokia N96 model into our deployment strategy.”

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