Mobile TV News

3 Italia selects Alcatel-Lucent to expand and optimize its DVB-H Mobile TV network
Sep 11, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has signed a turnkey equipment and services contract with 3 Italia. Alcatel-Lucent's solution will enable 3 Italia to increase the coverage of its DVB-H Mobile TV network, while optimizing network efficiency.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, 3 Italia, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Italy, Mobile

Gemalto Combines SIM Card and DVD to Facilitate Mobile Internet Use for WIND Subscribers in Italy
Sep 11, 2008 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) has announced that it is providing Italian mobile operator WIND with Smart Video Card, a technological breakthrough that embeds a DVD-compliant optical disc into the card body of a regular SIM card.
News categories: Gemalto, WIND, CAM, Digital TV, DVD, IBCShow, Italy, Mobile

DiBcom Launches New Very Low Power Mobile TV Receivers
Sep 10, 2008 – DiBcom is pleased to announce two new products, the DIB9090 and DIB8090, which both support very low power mobile TV reception of DVB-T and ISDB-T 13-Seg signals respectively. These chips also support the reception of DVB-H and ISDB-T 1-Seg.
News categories: DiBcom, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

AvMap Selects Siano as Mobile TV Enabler For Connected GPS Devices
Sep 10, 2008 – Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that it has been selected by AvMap to provide mobile TV functionality for its Geosat 6. The first customer for the mobile TV enabled Geosat 6 device is the Peugeot 207 Energie Sport car model.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, AvMap, Automotive, Digital TV, IBCShow, Italy, Mobile, Semiconductor

Latest NSR Report Finds Mobile TV and Video Growth to be Driven by Broadcasters and Consumers
Sep 10, 2008 – NSR has released a new report that indicates that a combination of converging trends will allow mobile TV to experience considerable growth, but a number of inhibitors will prevent the sector from reaching its full monetization potential.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile

Newport Media Signs Qualcomm Software License Agreement
Sep 10, 2008 – Newport Media has announced that it will license MediaFLO™ service layer client software from Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), enabling it to integrate the software into its FLO™ ASIC and protocol stack for MediaFLO device manufacturers.
News categories: Newport Media, Qualcomm, Licensing, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Software

CEVA MM2000 Multimedia Solution Powers Solomon Systech MagusCore High Performance Portable Multimedia Processor
Sep 9, 2008 – CEVA [Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA] has announced that Solomon Systech has licensed and deployed (as the SSD1933 multimedia processor) its programmable MM2000 portable multimedia DSP IP for their MagusCore™ multimedia processor platform family.
News categories: CEVA, Solomon Systech, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Sunplus mMedia Licenses CEVA's MM2000 Multimedia Solution for Portable Multimedia Processors
Sep 9, 2008 – TAIPEI, Taiwan — IIC Taiwan — CEVA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA), a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that Sunplus mMedia, Inc. has licensed the fully programmable MM2000 portable multimedia solution for the development of low-cost, high performance system-on-chips (SoCs) for power-sensitive applications, including portable multimedia […]
News categories: CEVA, Sunplus mMedia, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Gemalto Powers World's First SIM-Based Mobile TV Trial in Singapore with Media Corp, MobileOne, SingTel and StarHub
Sep 9, 2008 – Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) has announced that the world's first OMA Smart Card Profile compliant mobile TV trial in Singapore is to be enabled by Gemalto's UpTeq™ mobile TV Subscriber Identity Module and viewership measurement service.
News categories: Gemalto, CAM, Content Protection, IBCShow, Mobile, Singapore