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I'm afraid this is highly unlikely, and there are multiple reasons. Firstly, mobile operators are gatekeepers in the space, and they want to profit on any value-added service. Secondly, take a look at mobile TV[1], which is a solved problem from the technical point of view, but still didn't get enough traction.

Instead of grafting an old idea to a different platform ("faster horse"), make something that works in the world where mobile operators are just dumb pipes providing access to the internet.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_television




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