Once talking about mobile TV people almost always turn to DVB-H, DMB¡, etc. It has been a consensus that these broadcast-oriented solutions can do much better than a cellular technology.

But mobilized TV is not a simple replica of fixed TV. Cellular technology, especially 3G and its evolutions-based mobile TV solution, is unique in customization and integration, which are quite essential for success.

More important, with continual efforts from the industry, the broadcast performance that 3G and its evolution can provide has been and will be improved dramatically. This session will discuss all this unique value and latest progress of 3G and its evolution-powered mobile TV solution.

Tony Huang Director, Business Consulting Huawei Technologies Limited

Mr. Huang is responsible for due diligence exercise for telecom and cable TV operators in the Asia-Pacific region. He deals with business plan formulation for telecom operators in MENA and Asia-Pacific regions, as well as operation and business process improvement. Mr. Huang also handles business development and partnership building. Prior to his current position, he was a technical support manager at NCR Corporation and operation director and business development director at Hutchison Telecom.

María Díaz Global Network Radio, VF Group Vodafone

Ms. Díaz has been in her current position since 2005. She is responsible for the definition and development of VF RAN product requirement specifications, driving RAN vendor road maps, and aligning RAN road maps with other domains such as core network, chipsets, and mobiles. Previously, Ms. Díaz worked on the 3G project in Vodafone Spain from 2001-2004. There, she was responsible for the first commercial 3G Samsung mobile technical acceptance tests across VF Group for Vodafone UMTS launch in May 2004, assuring a proper interworking with all VF networks and services.

Ted Hsiung Head of Business Development, International Projects PCCW

Mr. Hsiung has held senior positions with PCCW and HK Telecom for the past 10 years. Prior to his current position, he was head of business development for CASCADE, which is a wholly owned subsidiary and the technical services arm of PCCW. Between 1999 and 2001, Mr. Hsiung was president of commercial services at PCCW, where he was responsible for a range of local fixed-network services such as wholesale services, call center/teleservices, customer-building services, technical services, and purchasing and supply.

Vieri Vanghi Director, Product Marketing QUALCOMM Europe

Dr. Vanghi is responsible for all marketing activities related to the UMTS modem/RF product line. He has held various engineering and management positions at QUALCOMM over the past 12 years. Dr. Vanghi was previously with Ericsson and with the European Space Agency. He holds a M.S. degree from the University of Florence, a Doctor of Science degree from George Washington University, and an M.B.A. degree from the University of San Diego.