It's seriously technical stuff, but in simple terms the updates add transmitter identification and optimisation for multi-frequency networks.

The focus of the the revisions include the 8MHz bandwidth being used in Europe and other regions around the world for next-gen mobile services.

Back February the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) - in collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union and CENELEC - approved publication of FLO Air Interface Specification.

The FLO Forum - guardian of the Qualcomm-developed technology - says today's announcement TIA further establishes FLO as a means of deploying mobile TV technology in Europe and is another step to unifying the standard globally.

A host of other technologies are competing for ma share of the broadcast mobile TV space, led by DVB-H in Europe.

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