DStv Mobile aggregates and produces mobile TV content and services for a number of mobile platforms and technologies.

Enjoy action-packed sports coverage from around the globe with SuperSport, or tune into Channel O for the freshest pan African music programmes. Kids can enjoy the home of top toon stars on Cartoon Network with the latest and greatest cartoon heroes, plus so much more.

Currently DStv Mobile is accessible via 3G streaming (3G) and Digital Video Broadcast Handheld Technology (DVB-H).

DVB-H is a type of broadcast technology that utilises its own network of transmitters. In other words it does not use the same network as that used by cellphones nor the satellite DStv service that beams programming to household televisions. 3G Streaming utilises the same infrastructure as that used by cellphones, thus it is dependent on the Mobile Network Operators’ networks.  

3G is a one-to-one transmission, and as a result is subject to the same bandwidth limitations as voice and data services. These networks are two-way or “bi-directional” and allow a user to request content on demand, and download it for immediate or later use.

DVB-H, by contrast, is one-to-many transmission that is broadcast to cellphones.  Like ordinary TV, it is a one-way or "uni-directional" broadcast.

Contact:

Maiyo Simapungula
PR and Communications Manager
DStv Mobile
Tel: +27 (0) 11 289 4214
Cell: + 27 (0) 84 824 7757
E-mail: maiyo.simapungula@dstvmobile.com