Mobile TV News

ITU defines the future of mobile communications
Oct 19, 2007 – The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly took a decision of global importance to include WiMAX-derived technology in the framework of the IMT-2000 set of standards. This agreement paves the way for the deployment of a range of voice, data, and multimedia services to both stationary and mobile devices.
News categories: International Telecommunication Union, WiMAX Forum, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile

Juniper Research Expects Spectrum Scarcity to Block Mobile TV Launch in UK Until at Least 2010
Oct 17, 2007 – The number of mobile broadcast TV subscribers in Western Europe is expected to pass 20m by 2011, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
News categories: Juniper Research, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, UK

Germany - Transmitter operators chosen to provide nationwide mobile broadcast services using the DVB-H standard
Oct 15, 2007 – The President's chamber of the Federal Network Agency has issued a decision on the allocation of nationwide DVB-H frequencies. The frequencies required for mobile broadcasting operations will be given to T-Systems Media&Broadcast.
News categories: T-Systems Media&Broadcast GmbH (TSMB), Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency), Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile, TV Services

MediaPhy Licenses Tensilica's Diamond Standard 108Mini Processor Core
Oct 15, 2007 – Tensilica has announced that MediaPhy has licensed the Diamond Standard 108Mini, the industry's lowest power 32-bit processor core for SOC (system-on-chip) design. MediaPhy will use the Diamond Standard 108Mini in its next generation mobile audio and video entertainment designs.
News categories: MediaPhy, Tensilica, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

DVB-H: SISVEL Announces Development of a Joint Patent License and Issues a Call for Essential Patents
Oct 15, 2007 – SISVEL has announced that it is acting as the facilitator for the creation of a DVB-H joint patent licensing program and is issuing a call for patents and other enforceable patent rights that are essential to the DVB-H standard.
News categories: SISVEL, Digital TV, Licensing, Mobile, Patent

Bluestreak Technology raises USD $20 million in Series D financing
Oct 11, 2007 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that it has secured USD $20 million dollars in Series D financing. France's Iris Capital, a new investor, led the round, which also includes internal investors and a new investor Tomorrow Group from Korea.
News categories: Bluestreak Technology, Iris Capital, Tomorrow Group, Solidarity Fund QFL, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Venture Capital

Shipments of Video PMPs to Exceed 130 Million Worldwide in 2011
Oct 11, 2007 – Worldwide shipments of video portable multimedia players (PMPs) will grow at an annualized rate of 30% over the next five years, reaching 132 million units in 2011, according to Parks Associates' report Portable Multimedia Players: Analysis and Forecasts, Second Edition.
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, Market Research, Tablet

MediaPhy Unveils All-Segment Single-Chip for Japanese Mobile TV Applications
Oct 10, 2007 – Following the launch of its multi-standard single-chip offering for global mobile TV applications last month, MediaPhy has introduced the second member of its product family, the J-Solo™, designed specifically to address the rapidly growing Japanese mobile TV market.
News categories: MediaPhy, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

For Mobile TV, Technology Is No Longer the Issue
Oct 9, 2007 – According to a new study from ABI Research, successful mobile video technologies are largely in place. As questions about business models, distribution, and content are resolved, the mobile TV industry will take off in earnest.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile