Mobile TV News

Thomson provides end to end mobile solution to number one mobile Russian operator Sistema Mass Media
Nov 12, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) will provide DVB-H broadcast technology to Sistema Mass Media (SMM), a branch of Russia's AFK Sistema which is set to launch a mobile multimedia service.
News categories: Thomson, Sistema Mass Media (SMM), Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Russia

Oi Brazil Plans Mobile TV Launch, IPTV Later
Nov 12, 2007 – The mobile unit of Brazilian telecoms group Oi plans to launch mobile TV services on November 19, to kick off a series of services for delivering exclusive content, the company said in a statement.
News categories: Oi, Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile

Poland - Invitation to DVB-H tests
Nov 9, 2007 – The President of Poland's UKE has invited all interested parties, especially the operators of transmission networks, hardware manufacturers and content creators to participate in common mobile TV tests in the DVB-H standard.
News categories: Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, Digital TV, Mobile, Poland

France - CSA opens tender process for DVB-H licenses
Nov 9, 2007 – The broadcast regulator CSA is inviting candidates to tender for DVB-H licenses.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), Digital TV, France, Mobile

Industry's Smallest, Single-Conversion Tuner for Mobile TV Achieves Lowest BOM
Nov 8, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2165 highly integrated, single-conversion tuner for DVB-H, mobile TV applications.
News categories: Maxim, Product Preview, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

T-MMB makes bid to be China's mobile TV standard, aims to serve Olympics
Nov 8, 2007 – The T-MMB (terrestrial-mobile multimedia broadcasting) mobile TV standard is in the running to be adopted nationally, while its developer, Beijing Nufront Software Tech Co. Ltd., hopes it could be in place in time for the Beijing Olympics, an official from the company said yesterday.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

FLO™ Forum Completes Open Conditional Access Framework
Nov 6, 2007 – The FLO Forum has announced the completion of the Open Conditional Access (or OpenCA) Key Management System Framework, creating a standards-based environment that enables multiple vendors to implement content security systems within the FLO architecture.
News categories: FLO Forum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV

SAC to set China's national mobile TV standard by year's end
Nov 5, 2007 – The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) will test five domestically developed mobile TV standards this month and is expected to announce a national mobile TV standard before the end of this year.
News categories: Standardization Administration of China, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile

Mobile video phone sales will more than double to $125B by 2010
Nov 5, 2007 – Sales of mobile video phones hit close to $58 billion worldwide in 2006 and are forecast to more than double to nearly $125 billion by 2010, says market research firm Infonetics Research in its latest report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers