News: Pacquiao fight to be shown live via 3G, Internet

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Pacquiao's fight will be shown on 3G!!! Wow! I got this information from Inquirer Newspaper. Enjoy reading! --- Pacquiao fight to be shown live via 3G, Internet By Lawrence Casiraya INQUIRER.net Last updated 05:47pm [Mla time] 04/10/2007 MANILA, Philippines-- Stuck outside the house this Saturday in the middle of the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis fight? A 3G handset -- with adequate network coverage, of course -- could temporarily replace the TV set at home. Mobile operator Smart Communications said it will stream the local boxing hero's fight with his Mexican foe live via 3G. Users can access the video stream by clicking on Smart's WAP site [ wap.smart.com.ph]. The fight can be viewed for free but regular streaming charges [P15 for 30 minutes] will apply, according to Smart's parent firm PLDT. Those with mobile-TV capable handsets can likewise view the Pacquiao-Solis bout through a temporary channel to be set up by MediaQuest/NBC. Smart is currently testing its mobile TV service with MediaQuest/NBC as its content provider. Meanwhile, the fight can also be viewed by PLDT broadband subscribers, including those of Smart's SmartBro wireless broadband service. Selected DSL subscribers can log on to www.mypad.net to get access details while SmartBro subscribers will be directed to a Web site to enter account details and view fight. PLDT claims this is one of the world's first live broadcasts of a major sports event over the Internet. Locally, they say it is the first over multiple platforms aside from traditional TV. The live feed will be provided by Solar Entertainment, which owns the exclusive program rights to the Pacquiao-Solis fight, while the Internet feed will be provided by local company NetVision [ www.netvision.com.ph]. This serves as a preview to future cellular and broadband services that will be offered by PLDT and Smart, according to PLDT chairman Manny Pangilinan. Pacquiao's past fights are proven crowd-drawers, shown from town halls to commercial cinemas in malls that charge fees to view a satellite feed of the fight.