Real-time Streaming Video

Provide real-time TV programs including news, sports, and dramas.

QVGA, - 30 frame/sec., H.264, - 250kbps (peak average bit rate).

Real-time Streaming Audio

Provide users to listen to high quality (AAC+, stereo) music/audio programs, etc. in real time.

Clipcasting™

Pre-selected programs (videos, audios, music) are automatically downloaded onto the mobile devices, allowing users to watch the program anytime anywhere.

IP Datacasting

The latest information on pre-selected contents get automatically received into the idle screen of the devices. Data can be renewed when necessary or continuously, depending on the programs.

Interactivity

Viewers can participate to the program by sending out a chat message, voting etc. through 3G network.

OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)

MediaFLO was developed based on OFDM　(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) which was optimized for mobile use.

Available to use frequency flexibly and efficiently

Able to select a frequency band from the range 5/6/7/8MHz. And able to use Single Frequency Network (SFN) which covers all Japan with one frequency (channel) which makes it possible to use radio wave efficiently.

Support for both national service and local area service

Even with Single Frequency Network (SFN), both programs of all Japan service and local service can be offered with the one frequency (channel).Capacity can be flexibly allocated to wide area services and local services.

Lower power consumption

Devices are designed to receive only logical channel which distributes programs to watch, and this reduces the power consumption when receiving data.

Fast acquisition (channel switching time)

Channel switching time is less than 2 seconds.