The world's largest mobile-phone maker is showcasing the second generation of its successful E-series business phones. Going by the Mobile TV buzz, the company is gung ho on N77 -- its first mid-priced mobile-TV phone (and second overall). The phone will be able to receive TV signals broadcast in DVB-H (Nokia’s own TV technology platform). While Nokia and other European phone makers favour the homegrown DVB-H technology for watching broadcasts on cellphones, rival formats such as MediaFlo from Qualcomm and DMB are getting there too.
The N77 features a wide 2.4-inch screen, high-quality stereo sound and alerts when programmes are about to start. However, the Nokia N77 is much more than just live TV. Designed to work on 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks, Nokia N77 is based on Series 60 3rd Edition software of Symbian OS.
The N77 WCDMA 2100, is cost of $480, roughly half the price of the N92, in Europe.
