Open Phone Platforms for

DAB/DMB Broadcasting

François LefebvreCommunications Research Centre, Canada

WorldDMB TC MeetingSydney, November 2007

Quentin Howard (recent Eureka):

DAB/DMBBroadcast driven

MediaFLO, DVB-H, ...Telco driven

The Mobile EcosystemA Challenge for Broadcasting

The ProblemControlled Networks

Locked DevicesPhones established in ”Pocket Real-Estate”MMB Services Threaten Carrier-Based BM

”Low $/bit delivery”

The Consequences ?FTA TV, Radio, MMB not part of Mobile BM

Weak position for Broadcasters

The Internet ModelA Challenge for Broadcasting

Application Agnostic Network( network neutrality )

Independent Open Devices( PCs )

=

Rapid Innovation Cycles Through 3rd Party

Broadcast Centric ServicesThe missing applications

TV, RadioSlideshow

Broadcast WebsiteTraffic InfoEmergency

AlertsDatacasting

...

Leading Open Mobile PlatformsFreeing the handsets

www.openmoko.org www.trolltech.com google android

Software FrameworksA Matter of Stacks

www.openmoko.org

www.trolltech.comgoogle android

Open Source Business ModelsAll winners in the value chain

Develop ONE software core collectivelyCompete on: applications, plugins, service, support, ...

SW Makers: sell innovative applications

HW Makers: sell chipsets and handsets

Broadcasters : more control

FTA model remains an option

End-users: new, innovative services

CRC openmokast.org ProjectProof of concept

Realtime ETI File decoding

and

MISICAM audio playbackusing Mplayer

on

Openmoko / FIC Neo1973

CRC-DABRMSStructure

Openmoko Software FrameworkNew and existing building blocks

Open Software FrameworkFreeing mobile communications

ConclusionsBroadcasters' mobile phone

Strategic opportunity ?

Members interested ?

Topic for the TC ?

chipset makers talk to FIC, Google ?

Thank You!

www.openmokast.org

mmbtools.crc.cawww.crc.ca/mmb

francois.lefebvre@crc.ca