Samsung unveils satellite TV cell phone - Internet News

Samsung unveils satellite TV cell phone - Internet News. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has taken the wraps off a prototype cellular telephone capable of receiving satellite TV and radio broadcasts. [snip] ¶ The phone is compatible with a satellite service currently being planned by TU Media Corp. in South Korea and Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBCO) in Japan. Unlike conventional satellite TV the new service won't require large dish antennas. Instead it will be capable of sending programs directly to mobile terminals equipped with small antennas, such as cell phones. This is because it will use higher power, lower frequency signals. It broadcast around 2.6GHz, close to the 2.1GHz band used by 3G (third-generation) telephone services and much lower than the 11GHz frequencies used in current satellite broadcasting. [The Industry Standard]