DVB-H
Short for Digital Video Broadcasting – Handhelds, the DVB-H specification for bringing broadcast services to battery-powered handheld receivers that allows the receiving device to move freely while receiving the transmission. DVB-H was formally adopted as an ETSI standard in November 2004.
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