December 12 - once accused of "industrialization of the disadvantaged" of mobile TV broadcasting standards CBBM sudden change of fate. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology on the 11th issued "notice", China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) has been identified as a "11th Five-Year" plan national scientific and technological support of key projects in a massive special financial support. This makes the recent results to the original cell phone television GB more complicated and confusing.
CBBM key projects supported by technology

Notice the Ministry of Science and Technology, "said mobile multimedia broadcasting system research and development and pilot scale technology" has been identified as the "11th Five-Year Plan," the National Science and Technology Support Programme key projects, and began reporting issues.

The notice accompanied by the State Administration of Radio "subject to the Guidelines for," which showed that the mobile multimedia radio and television broadcasting system is supported by CMMB.

Notice also said that the project is aimed at research and development of autonomous intellectual property rights of mobile multimedia broadcasting technology and key equipment, and on this basis in a number of cities in the country for mobile multimedia broadcasting scale technology test. Main contents include: independent innovation on the mobile multimedia broadcasting system technology, the development of a mobile multimedia broadcasting front-end systems, transmission systems, and prototype terminals, mobile multimedia broadcasting network test and technical test, and ultimately completed for coverage in the country and the needs of the business mobile Multimedia Broadcasting technology system.

400 million to support R & D expenses

According to a notice CMMB budget for the project is 400 million yuan, of which the proposed national scientific and technological support for the allocation of 80 million yuan, and the remaining funding commitment from departments, localities and units a solution.

Reportedly, the project implementation period of three years, from 2008 to 2010.

Mobile TV standards dispute delayed?

Earlier, the Chinese mobile TV has not been the subject of controversy subsided, and had sent a recently appointed to convene GB all five mobile TV standards testing, and due to the industrialization of CMMB unwilling to take the test yet in place. The Ministry of Science and Technology research funding support seems to be dealt the CMMB opportunities. Especially the continuation of research projects to 2010, it seems that the mobile TV standards battle to delay.

In addition, radio and television stakeholders recently said that CMMB attaches great importance to the actual progress of the industry, has completed eight pilot cities to complete construction of the networks, network rollout and operators Beijing opened, the 37 major cities pilot network construction tender.