Mobile TV News

Ericsson performs successful MBMS interoperability tests with leading vendors
Dec 18, 2007 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced that it has successfully performed interoperability tests for its Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) solution with the leading chipset vendors.
News categories: Ericsson, Qualcomm, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

DiBcom brings Digital TV to VDO Dayton Portable Navigation Devices
Dec 17, 2007 – DiBcom has announced that its technology has been integrated into the VDO Dayton brand of portable navigation devices (PND's) by Continental formerly Siemens VDO.
News categories: DiBcom, VDO Dayton, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Alcatel-Lucent, 3 Italia and RAI Join Forces for the First DVB-SH Mobile TV Trial in Italy
Dec 14, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), the mobile operator 3 Italia and Italian public broadcaster RAI are launching the first trial of Mobile TV based on the DVB-SH standard in Italy.
News categories: 3 Italia, RAI, Alcatel-Lucent, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Satellite

Swisscom Mobile TV network to be set up as planned
Dec 12, 2007 – At the end of September 2007 ComCom awarded Swisscom the licence to set up DVB-H mobile TV in Switzerland. Despite the withdrawal of the two partners - Sunrise and Orange - Swisscom is continuing with its plan to provide the service in time for the European Football Championships.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, Mobile, Switzerland

CMMB Wins RMB 400 mln in Government Support
Dec 12, 2007 – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced that the CMMB project has been identified as a major recipient of science and technology funding for the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010).
News categories: SARFT, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China, Digital TV, Mobile

S2M and Space Systems/Loral Sign Innovative Mobile TV Satellite Contract
Dec 12, 2007 – S2M has announced the formal contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the S2M-1 satellite - the first mobile TV satellite covering the Middle East and North Africa.
News categories: S2M, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mobile, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Kenwood Develops First In-Car Video Devices Based on MPH™ In-Band Mobile DTV System
Dec 11, 2007 – In a move expected to accelerate the rollout of mobile digital television (DTV), Kenwood USA has become the first major manufacturer of automotive electronics to develop a truly mobile DTV receiver for over-the-air broadcasts in North America.
News categories: Harris, LG Electronics USA, Kenwood Communications, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Intel targets WiMAX with software radio device
Dec 11, 2007 – Intel (INTC) has developed a test chip for software defined radio that can handle WiFi, WiMAX and DVB-H digital TV in one chip.
News categories: Intel Corp, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home

NXP, iBiquity Drive Multi-Standard Digital Terrestrial Radio in Cars
Dec 11, 2007 – NXP Semiconductors has introduced a multi-standard digital terrestrial radio solution for high-quality analog and digital radio for in-car entertainment, anywhere in the world.
News categories: NXP, iBiquity Digital, Automotive, CES2025, DRM, Mobile, Semiconductor, USA