Orange is now adding its mobile TV service to its Wi-Fi hotspots and has come out with a special Unik handset which offers a full EPG. Orange announced plans to launch what it is calling HD mobile TV for its Unik customers. Unik is the service it offers on UMA handsets which operate in both 3G and Wi-Fi.
This service will be kicked off on the new LG Secret KF757 handset and Orange will make 60 channels available on Wi-Fi, which can also fall back to 3G when it is out of range.
The handset includes a new Orange TV Player, what it calls cutting-edge mobile TV software with a full EPG. The system will also work with Orange WiFi hotspots.
Orange has already combined its mobile broadband with Wi-Fi in a single bundle, so that Unik handset owners can use whichever they are in reach of, and this really just extends that to mobile TV, intelligently selecting the best way to get TV to the device.
The new LG Secret comes with multimedia and imaging with a 5 MGP camera and a 2.4′ LCD touch screen.
The UMA TV service will also be available on a Sony Ericsson G705u and Orange’s existing Unik service currently has over 1 million customers in France and is also available through Unifon in Poland, Unique in the UK and Unico in Spain.