Mobile TV News

72% Growth in Worldwide Mobile Data Bandwidth Usage in H2, 2009
Feb 8, 2010 – Allot Communications (NASDAQ: ALLT) has announced that worldwide mobile data bandwidth usage increased by around 72% during the second half of 2009. Video is the single most influential factor driving the need for increased network capacity.
News categories: Allot Communications, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming

ACCESS Showcases Technologies and Services for the New Mobile Revolution at Mobile World Congress
Feb 2, 2010 – ACCESS CO. has announced its participation at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010. Highlights of the exhibit include NetFront™ Living Connect, ACCESS' comprehensive home networking software solution designed to support DLNA specifications.
News categories: ACCESS CO., ELSE Ltd, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home

Widevine® and Qtv™ Partner to Enable Internet Video on PlayStation® 2 and Mobile Phones
Feb 2, 2010 – Widevine and Qtv have announced that they will partner to bring Widevine's video optimization and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology to the Qtv Internet TV Media Player for the television, mobile phone and personal computer.
News categories: Widevine, Qtv, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Gaming, Middleware, Mobile, Streaming

Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended December 31, 2009
Feb 1, 2010 – Silicon Motion (Nasdaq:SIMO) has announced its fourth quarter 2009 results. Sales of mobile communication products, which include primarily mobile TV and CDMA RF ICs, decreased 41% from the third quarter to US$3.6 million in the fourth quarter.
News categories: Silicon Motion, Mobile, Results, SBTVD, Semiconductor

MPEG IC Shipments on Track to Reach 2 Billion units
Feb 1, 2010 – As consumers access digital video on more devices, applications for MPEG digital video compression technology are expanding, particularly in portable devices, reports In-Stat. As a result, shipments of MPEG ICs will reach 2 billion units by 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

CBC Targets 10 Million CMMB Users in 2010
Jan 29, 2010 – China Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) [formerly CSMBC] has announced that its goal is to attract 10 million users in 2010, with a target of 100 million mobile TV subscribers over the next five years.
News categories: China Broadcasting Corp, China, Mobile, Subscribers

ZTE to Power Mass-Market Mobile TV in Brazil
Jan 27, 2010 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has announced that together with Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator, and Siano Mobile Silicon it has introduced the first 3G modem to provide mass-market mobile TV in Brazil.
News categories: ZTE, Siano Mobile, Vivo, 5G, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor

Cox Demonstrates High Definition Video Delivery Over 4G
Jan 25, 2010 – Cox Communications has announced the successful completion of voice calling and high definition video streaming over wireless networks using fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
News categories: Cox Communications, 5G, USA

Orange and BesTV New Media to collaborate on the development of multimedia content services
Jan 15, 2010 – China's BesTV and Orange (Paris & NYSE: FTE) have signed an agreement with a view to collaborating over three-screen convergence services. The companies have agreed to work together to develop convergent services for TV, mobile phones and PCs.
News categories: Orange, BesTV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming