- India’s government is proposing a policy that would require smartphones to receive live TV signals without the need for cellular networks.
- Major smartphone players like Samsung and Qualcomm are opposing the policy.
- OEMs fear that India’s policy could hurt their existing manufacturing processes.
India’s government is currently considering a policy that would allow smartphone users to watch live TV without having to use mobile data or a streaming service. However, the proposal is seeing opposition from some big players in the mobile industry.
India is in the midst of deliberating a policy that could force smartphones to have hardware that can receive live TV signals without the need for cellular networks, according to Reuters. The government is proposing the use of ATSC 3.0, otherwise known as NextGen TV.