ICO G1 satellite successfully launched, DVB-SH headed to America

Just months after Alcatel Lucent and SFR hosted DVB-SH trials across the pond comes word that the mobile TV technology is headed Stateside. ICO Global Communications is donning the party hats and going through buckets upon buckets of ice cream in celebration of a successful satellite launch that will eventually bring those yearned-after mobile television goods to the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The ICO G1 was placed into its initial geosynchronous transfer orbit yesterday afternoon, and now the company is eagerly awaiting certification that the bird is fully operational (and can pass the final FCC milestone) by May 15th. If all goes to plan, Las Vegas, Nevada and Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina will be gifted with ICO mim (mobile interactive media) service trials "later this summer," though a commercial launch isn't slated to occur until "later in 2009."

[Via phonemag], image courtesy of WESH]

[JAmerican @ Apr 15th 2008 5:36PM]

Wow. Finally we start seeing some new tech over here. Although, I feel as I get older I watch less TV. TV isn't as good as it used to be when I was a kid.

[electron @ Apr 15th 2008 5:37PM]

waaaaahooooooo

yessssssss

what ever u want to say, I am so happy!!!!!

[IndiaTech @ Apr 15th 2008 5:52PM]

So... When are we going to shoot it down?

[Kriston @ Apr 15th 2008 5:52PM]

Funny, this recently bankrupt company already has another satellite up there doing nothing since 2001.

[bethel03 @ Apr 15th 2008 5:53PM]

Las Vegas??.. Am I missing something here??

[Rob Conway @ Apr 15th 2008 6:13PM]

sounds cool and all, but....

where's the alien and satellite picture?

i'm disappointed, that's all. i had expectations and they weren't met.

[jason51873 @ Apr 15th 2008 6:43PM]

They need a new Sat. for Dishnetwork 129 West more then they need this thing. 129 West is about to fall out of the sky! Then, no more HD for joo!

[austin @ Apr 15th 2008 9:13PM]

comcast doesnt have to worry about its cables falling out of the ground

[boderek @ Apr 15th 2008 7:10PM]

Mobile television seems like another technological exploit that exudes evil: one of the benefits of being outside is that one is away from TV; going outside and taking a TV with you seems to defeat its major benefit -the possibility of play.

[BowserUSC @ Apr 16th 2008 10:17PM]

how old are you?

[Andrew @ Apr 15th 2008 8:54PM]

Sweet, Raleigh gets something first for once. I'm gonna have to take advantage of this just for the hell of it.

[manny @ Apr 15th 2008 9:02PM]

I can has tv on my Nokia n96

[Andrew @ Apr 15th 2008 9:31PM]

I was raised in front of the TV and I turned out TV

[thehumanyawn @ Apr 15th 2008 10:33PM]

Why did it take this long to get DVB? Of course, I would prefer it if we would bypass expensive satellites and just do 1seg.

[The New Guy @ Apr 16th 2008 9:16AM]

Once again, Canada gets hosed!!

Damn you Rogers, Bell and Telus!!!