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Interview: Qualcomm CEO says 3G iPhone will raise the bar for mobiles - Tech Digest
Ashley Norris writes... The last time I met Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs (pictured) in London three years ago he was enthusing about his nascent mobile TV technology MediaFLO. I remember being quite cynical at the time telling him that I thought the Nokia backed DVB-H mobile TV format was a shoe-in for the UK and indeed most of Europe and that he should concentrate on the US. Well there's still no sign of any commitment to launch DVB-H in the UK, however MediaFLO is a step closer given that Qualcomm has just spent £8 million on buying some L-band radio spectrum. The official line is that it is to be used testing MediaFLO, but given the close relationship with Sky - the two company's trialled MediaFLO in Manchester last year - there's plenty of gossip that a UK launch of MediaFLO isn't too far away...
Katherine Hannaford