Digital TV News: Ministry of Information Industry (MII)

China - TD-MBMS Standard to Be Approved by Early April
Mar 21, 2008 – A public consultation stage for two TD-SCDMA mobile TV standards has ended, with the documents now passed to the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) for approval, and promulgation expected in late March or early April.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile

Legend Silicon Partners With Sharp to Deliver Digital TV to Mobile Devices
Jan 7, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced that it has partnered with Sharp to develop an integrated single chip to enable mobile devices to receive China's GB20600-2006 terrestrial digital television broadcasts.
News categories: Legend Silicon, Sharp Corporation, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

ZTE to Build World's First AVS-IPTV Commercial Network with China Netcom Group
Dec 5, 2007 – ZTE Corporation has won the world's first AVS-IPTV commercial network development bid offered by the China Netcom Group. Under the contract, ZTE will be the sole provider of IPTV network solutions for the project.
News categories: ZTE, China Netcom, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

AVS-based IPTV equipment from four manufacturers passes MII inspection
Oct 12, 2007 – IPTV system equipment developed by four manufacturers using China's homegrown Audio Video coding Standard (AVS) passed inspection by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) this Tuesday, sources have said.
News categories: Ministry of Information Industry (MII), Audio and Video Coding Standard (AVS) Workgroup, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

UTStarcom RollingStream IPTV Solution Tops 310,500 Live Commercial Subscribers in China
Aug 7, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that the company's award-winning RollingStream(TM) end-to-end IPTV solution currently supports more than 310,500 live subscribers in 19 commercial deployments with both China Telecom and China Netcom with a total system capacity of nearly 625,000 subscribers between the two operators.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

China Telecom to Offer IPTV Services in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Powered By UTStarcom's RollingStream End-to-End IPTV System
Jul 18, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that the company won a bid to deploy its RollingStream(TM) end-to-end IPTV solution with China Telecom (CTC) for a new commercial IPTV network in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
News categories: UTStarcom, China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV

UTStarcom Expands IPTV Leadership in China With New Contract in Shanxi Province With China Telecom
Jan 24, 2007 – UTStarcom has announced a contract with China Telecom (CTC) to deploy its RollingStream™ end-to-end IPTV solution for a new commercial IPTV network in China's Shanxi Province.
News categories: UTStarcom, China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV