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Capitol
Hill Event "Launches" Mobile DTV Last Thursday
(September 20, 2012), an event showcasing Mobile DTV was held in
the Rayburn House Office Building on Washington D.C.'s Capitol Hill.
It highlighted the growing availability of ATSC Mobile DTV service
and receivers to government officials, press and the public.
Multiple live presentations of Mobile DTV reception ran at various
demo stations around the room throughout the event, on devices including
two different iPad dongles (from Belkin and Elgato), the Samsung
Galaxy S Lightray 4G smartphone (an Android-based device outfitted
for Mobile DTV, currently available in 12 markets served by the
MetroPCS mobile network), and several dedicated devices, including
a prototype automotive back-seat display. Another presentation described
the Mobile Emergency Alerting Service (M-EAS) service currently
being standardized by ATSC as an additional feature of Mobile DTV.
Following an initial pilot project with prototype equipment at public
television stations in Massachusetts, Alabama and Nevada, WRAL in
Raleigh NC became the first commercial television station to demonstrate
M-EAS on September 13. At Thursday's Capitol hill event, WHUT-TV
announced it would be the first television station in Washington
DC to commit to launching M-EAS. The speakers highlighted the advantages and promise of the new
service, with the legislators repeatedly stressing its free availability
and the fact that it allows users to view live TV on mobile devices
without impact to their monthly data plans. The tone of the presentations
was decidedly upbeat, with all the lawmakers congratulating broadcasters
on the dawning of a new era in their service to U.S. audiences. Checking on TechCheck -
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WUSA news anchor Derek
McGinty, the event's moderator.
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