Alcatel, Samsung To Develop Dual Mode TV Phones

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 31 October 2006

Alcatel has announced it will team up with Korean consumer electronics megalith, Samsung Electronics, to co-develop DVB-H compatible mobile handsets. The S-Band handsets will form part of what Alcatel is calling its Unlimited Mobile TV solution. The two will work together on interoperability testing to ensure a seamless end-to-end solution and will support the standards process carried out by the DVB Forum. The S-Band phones will target European network operators where the S-band spectrum is available. S-Band allows for complete territory coverage for Mobile TV at the scale of a country or even a continent, including inside buildings. It is also compatible with DVB-H in UHF, which would allow for the development of dual-mode UHF/ S-Band Mobile TV terminals. "Samsung values its new cooperation with Alcatel for handsets in the S-Band, as it opens the door to a significant new business opportunity for Samsung in Europe," stated Kwang Suk Hyun, Senior Vice President of Samsung. "S-Band is a solution of choice in Europe for Mobile TV deployment and Samsung intends to be a major player in this business." "We welcome Samsung as a new key stakeholder in the S-Band ecosystem for broadcast Mobile TV, as they enjoy a track record in fast Mobile TV handset development and go-to-market capability," added Olivier Coste, President of Alcatel's mobile broadcast activities. "Samsung's endorsement of our hybrid mobile TV solution in the S-Band also demonstrates the attractiveness of this option for the Mobile TV industry at large." www.alcatel.com/mobiletv Related news items Consumer Advice For Premium Mobile Services -03/09/2007 Australian Idol Live On Next G -19/08/2007 Huawei CDMA Revenues Grow 30% -13/03/2007 ACCC Sets Interim Mobile Prices -18/02/2007 Critical Path's Memova Mobile 3.0 Brings Mobile Email and Content to Virtually All of Today's Consum -13/02/2007 Newer news items Vodafone Says Okay To Windows Mobile -09/11/2006 Future Mobile: Samsung P9000 -07/11/2006 Archos To Enter Mobile TV Space With Alcatel -07/11/2006 Hitachi's 2007 HDD Outlook Includes 250GB -05/11/2006 Acer Planning Smartphone Despite Assurances -30/10/2006 Older news items Microsoft Promises Vista Upgrades -24/10/2006 Not Just A Flash In The PRAM -11/09/2006 Vodafone First To Trial HSDPA In Aus -07/09/2006 As Precited: The End Of WLAN Standards Has Arrived -29/08/2006 Concept Phone With A Touch(less) Of Class -22/08/2006 Tag This Now: