Video streaming with out web connection quickly? D2M to be tried in 19 cities

Mobile customers in India may be capable to stream movies with out an web connection or a SIM card by using Direct-to-Mobile broadcasting expertise quickly.

Addressing a Broadcasting Summit, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra mentioned trials of the home-grown Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) expertise would quickly be held in 19 cities, in accordance with PTI.

He additionally made a powerful pitch for reserving the 470-582 MHz spectrum for this rising expertise.

In his tackle, Chandra argued that there exist over 80 crore smartphones within the nation and 69 p.c of content material accessed by customers is in video format.

Chandra mentioned heavy use of video led to the clogging of cellular networks, which resulted within the buffering of content material.

He argued {that a} shift of 25-30% of video visitors to D2M would unclog the 5G networks and speed up the nation’s digital evolution and democratise content material supply.

According to him, the D2M expertise would assist attain practically 8-9 crore “TV Dark” properties throughout the nation. Of the 280 million households within the nation, solely 190 million have tv units.

Last 12 months, pilot tasks to check the expertise have been carried out in Bengaluru, Kartavya Path and Noida, in accordance with PTI.

What is the D2M broadcasting expertise?

The D2M broadcasting expertise has been developed by Saankhya Labs and IIT Kanpur. This expertise makes use of current land-based communication methods and particular frequencies assigned to public broadcasters to ship video, audio, and information indicators straight to cell phones and sensible gadgets that may deal with them.

The tech has the potential to succeed in over a billion cellular gadgets. Its adoption guarantees transformative advantages, together with value reductions in information transmission and entry, enhancements in community effectivity and resilience, and doubtlessly resulting in the institution of a nationwide emergency alert system.