Mobile service provider MTC Namibia and broadcaster MultiChoice have announced that they will offer MTC's mobile subscribers broadcast TV services over the operator's 3G network. MultiChoice Namibia switched on its mobile television network this month, based on the DVB-H technology standard. DVB-H configured mobile phones will be made available to consumers through MTC, which is 34 percent owned by Portugal Telecom. The launch puts Namibia at the front of the digital technology race in Africa and highlights the progressive stance that the Namibian Communication Commission is taking in the roll-out of new technologies in the country. Consumers will be able to receive a specially compiled package of DStv channels on their mobile phones which includes popular channels such as CNN, Big Brother Africa, NBC and top-level sport from around the world.
