AT&T to Flip On Qualcomm"s Live Mobile-Video Platform.

Multichannel News, February, 2007 by Spangler, Todd

By Todd Spangler AT&T, the largest U.S. wireless operator with nearly 61 million customers, plans to launch a live mobile-TV service in the fourth quarter using Qualcomm's MediaFLO USA dedicated wireless network. With the multiyear deal, MediaFLO USA has locked up the top two U.S.

mobile carriers: last month, the 57 million-subscriber Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch a similar video-on-the-go service with the Qualcomm subsidiary before the end of March. What about No. 3, Sprint Nextel? The company "has no immediate plans to deploy the MediaFLO service, but we will continue to evaluate it as a potential service for the future," spokeswoman Jennifer Walsh Kiefer said. Key details of AT&T's mobile-TV service, including pricing,...

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