5G (LTE, 4G, 3G) Mobile Broadband News

Namibia takes the lead in mobile television
Mar 25, 2008 – MTC Namibia and MultiChoice Namibia have announced the launch of one of the world's most eagerly anticipated new consumer technologies - mobile television.
News categories: MultiChoice, MTC Namibia, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, Namibia

TD-MBMS Angles to Become Mobile Phone TV Standard
Feb 26, 2008 – The China Communications Standards Association has circulated reports on requirements for the "TD-SCDMA Digital Honeycombed Mobile Communications Network Multimedia Broadcasting System (TD-MBMS)".
News categories: 5G, China, Mobile

'Baromètre TDF de la télévision numérique N°6' Published
Feb 18, 2008 – Penetration of digital TV in French homes has reached 46.5%, up 4.1 percentage points in the quarter, driven by the success of digital terrestrial (DTT).
News categories: TDF, 5G, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

CANAL+ Group exceeds 250,000 Mobile TV subscribers
Feb 14, 2008 – CANAL+ Group has over 250,000 3G/3G+ and EDGE customers with its partners SFR and Bouygues Telecom.
News categories: CANAL+, 5G, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Subscribers

Orange and T-Mobile UK to Jointly Pilot New Mobile TV Broadcast Service in London using NextWave Wireless' TDtv™ Solution
Feb 12, 2008 – Orange and T-Mobile UK have announced that they intend to jointly pilot a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service in London using NextWave Wireless' (Nasdaq: WAVE) UMTS MBMS based TDtv solution.
News categories: NextWave, T-Mobile UK, Orange UK, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, UK

Infineon Technologies Chooses On2 For Video Codecs
Feb 11, 2008 – On2 Technologies (Amex: ONT) has announced that Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/ NYSE: IFX) has signed a multiple use license agreement for integrating the On2's latest Hantro video accelerators.
News categories: On2, Infineon, 5G, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ Content Security Now Integrated with Expway FastESG™ for Mobile TV
Feb 11, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced the integration of NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ conditional access (CA) technology with Expway's FastESG™ Electronic Service Guide (ESG).
News categories: Expway, NDS, 5G, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

NDS Showcases the World's First Hybrid Rights and Business Management Platform for Mobile TV
Feb 11, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it will be demonstrating the world's first hybrid rights and business management platform for mobile TV at the World Mobile Congress taking place in Barcelona on February 11-14.
News categories: NDS Group, 5G, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, MWC24

Freescale Demonstrating End-to-End LTE Cellular Technologies
Feb 7, 2008 – Freescale Semiconductor will be demonstrating working LTE technology in both its handset and network platforms. This technology will be on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 11-14, 2008.
News categories: Freescale, 5G, Broadband, Content Distribution, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor