AT&T is getting a jumpstart on its 4G network by agreeing to purchase almost $2 billion worth of airspace used by Qualcomm’s recently-shuttered Flo TV service. Flo TV plans to stop using the airspace in March 2011 and the sale is expected to close in the second half of next year sometime, pending regulatory approval.
News broke yesterday that Qualcomm would be shuttering its FLO TV service and the company has just relased a statement that says direct to consume sales of hardware have been halted and that service will continue into next spring. If you subscribe to FLO TV services through your mobile phone carrier, it seems your service [...]
More from CES: FLO TV and mophie are teaming up to bring live TV to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
There’s never been a compelling reason to have a portable TV on your person. Do we really need another way to rot our brains? FLO TV certainly thinks so. The Qualcomm-developed technology began appearing on a handful of mobile phones last year and offers live streaming and previously aired content from a variety of networks. [...]
