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Alcatel and Samsung Partner to Develop S-Band Mobile TV Handsets

Posted on: Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 15:00 CST

Alcatel and Samsung Electronics have signed an agreement to develop mobile handsets compatible with the evolution of the DVB-H standard in the S-Band.

Alcatel and Samsung will collaborate on interoperability testing in order to deliver a seamless end-to-end service to operators and mobile TV service to end users. Both companies will support the standardization process of this service in the DVB Forum undertaken in the DVB-SSP Ad-Hoc Group, and join forces to market their combined service. In a first step, this agreement covers Europe, where the S-band spectrum is now available.

The firms say that the S-Band service allows complete territory coverage for mobile TV at the scale of a country or even a continent, including inside buildings. In addition, this solution is compatible with DVB-H in UHF, which also enables the development of dual-mode UHF/S-Band Mobile TV terminals.

"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," said 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."

Source: Datamonitor

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