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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
21:39 (GMT+8)
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MediaTek to launch mobile TV chips in 2010, say sources Oct 22, 14:32 MediaTek will roll out mobile TV solutions supporting the DVB-H and DVB-T standards in 2010, according to market sources. The designer is also considering the possibility of developing chip solutions compliant with China's CMMB mobile TV standard. Read more |
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Taiwan government to release two mobile TV licenses in 2010, says paper Newswatch - Oct 19, 11:31 Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has completed a draft proposal for the release of two national mobile TV operating licenses in Taiwan in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Mirics adds ISDB-T support to its FlexiTV multi-standard PC TV receiver Aug 12, 12:12 Mirics Semiconductor has announced that it has added ISDB-T One-seg support to its FlexiTV multi-standard PC TV receiver. The mobile DTV standard is adopted in Japan and Brazil. Read more |
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Siano debuts CMMB mobile-TV chip with conditional access and descrambling Jul 27, 11:29 Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the SMS1186 CMMB TV receiver chip, a drop in replacement to its SMS1180, which adds on-chip decoding support for Pay-TV services which are emerging in the China market. Read more |
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CMMB market bigger this year than last, says Siano CEO Jul 9, 17:17 Alon Ironi, CEO and president of mobile TV chip maker, Siano, has spoken out against recent industry murmurs that the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) market is slowing down, saying that from his view the market is bigger this year than last and is set for another spurt of accelerated growth in the second half of 2009. Read more |
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Notebook vendors slowing down on mobile TV Jul 9, 13:31 Notebook vendors have slowed the launch of notebooks with built-in mobile TV modules due to the launch of low-cost netbooks, economic concerns, tariffs and after-sales service, according to sources at Taiwan notebook component makers. Read more |
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China market: CMMB mobile TV market shrinking Jul 8, 15:46 Policy flip-flops and patent issues pertaining to the implementation of the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard have slowed the development of the CMMB industry in China, according to market sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: WiMAX operator to offer mobile TV service, says paper Newswatch - Jul 8, 12:16 Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will team up with Era Digital Media, an affiliate of Taiwan Land Development Corporation, to step into Internet and mobile TV segments in Taiwan optimizing Tatung's WiMAX networks, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Commentary: Free-to-air was the theme of mobile TV during Computex Jun 23, 16:46 Looking back at the product offerings at the recently concluded Computex Taipei 2009, you couldn't help notice that companies highlighting mobile DTV solutions based on the DVB standard were focusing on free-to-air solutions (DVB-T) as opposed to solutions targeting the subscription-based DVB-H standard, despite the latter being the technology standard developed specifically for digital mobile DTV. Read more |
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New SiRF processor most likely to target mobile TV solutions Jun 17, 16:04 The recent launch by GPS chip design house Sirf of its SiRFatlasIV multifunction location system processor will most likely target mobile TV applications at first, according to Kanwar Chadha, founder of the company. Read more |
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Global mobile TV solution market to decline 20-30% in 2009, says DiBcom CEO Jun 9, 16:26 The global market for mobile TV chipset solutions is likely to contract 20-30% in 2009 due mainly to declining demand from the PC and automotive segments, according to Yannick Levy, CEO of DiBcom. Read more |
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Computex 2009: ARC highlighting Sound-to-Silicon solution Jun 5, 14:51 During Computex Taipei 2009, silicon and IP provider ARC is showcasing its latest Sound-to-Silicon solution, which focuses on delivering a rich audio experience with multimedia content for applications such as media phone and mobile digital TV (DTV). Read more |
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Major PND players likely to launch CMMB-enabled devices for China market by year-end Newswatch - May 15, 10:09 PND players are expected to launch devices supporting China's CMMB mobile TV standard before the end of the year, according to sources within Taiwan's PND industry. Read more |
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China market: MIPS licenses IP to Mavrix and Haier Apr 30, 10:18 MIPS Technologies has announced that Mavrix Technology, a fabless semiconductor company developing complete SoC solutions for the emerging mobile digital TV and portable multimedia market, licensed its MIPS32 4KEc synthesizable processor core for next-generation media processor designs. In addition, Haier (Beijing) IC Design is leveraging high-performance, low-power MIPS32 processor cores to power DTV and set-top box (STB) SoC designs. Read more |
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Mirics and Spreadtrum announce availability of embedded CMMB PCTV solution Apr 8, 14:51 Mirics Semiconductor and China-based Spreadtrum Communications have announced the availability of an embedded PCTV solution that supports the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard. Read more |
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Recession to cut mobile entertainment growth by nearly US$13 billion over next five years, warns Juniper Research Apr 8, 11:18 Growth in user spending on mobile entertainment services will slow dramatically over the next two years unless key markets emerge from recession, according to Juniper Research. In addition, slower deployment of content services means that revenues are likely to be lower than previously forecast even after markets emerge from the downturn. Read more |
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Giga Solution and Global Unichip launch RF SiP test solution for mobile TV tuner mass production Mar 24, 17:11 Giga Solution, a test service corporation focusing on RFIC/SiP/SoC test area, and Global Unichip, a fabless ASIC and SoC design service provider, have announced the jointly developed test service solution for RF SiP of mobile TV tuner has successfully achieved mass production. Read more |
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Mobile TV subscribers to reach 472 million by 2013, Cantab Wireless forecasts Mar 24, 12:04 The number of people receiving mobile TV will reach 472 million by 2013, according Cantab Wireless. Cantab Wireless argues that subscriber growth is anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan. From 2010 onwards, Europe and the USA are expected to catch up. Read more |
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Finland-based mobile TV solutions provider Axel to set up Taiwan office Mar 18, 10:40 Axel Technologies, a Finland-based provider of mobile TV solutions, will complete the establishment of a new business office in Taiwan by the end of the month in an attempt to seek partnerships with local ODM/OEM makers, according to company CEO Petri Kalske. The office will be expanded into a branch by the end of 2009, Kalske indicated. Read more |
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Half a billion mobile TV viewers and subscribers by 2013, says ABI Research Feb 12, 11:53 The approaching switchover to all-digital television broadcasting in the United States and other major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market, according to ABI Research. While mobile broadcast TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and cellular operators in many regions will launch mobile TV services that are forecast to attract over 500 million viewers by 2013. Read more |
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China market: Major China-based brands select Siano for CMMB mobile TV Jan 19, 10:36 Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that its CMMB receiver chip, the SMS1180, has been selected to power CMMB mobile TV for leading Chin-based phone makers ZTE, Tianyu, CEC Telecom and Aigo. Read more |
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Mirics and Spreadtrum announce strategic partnership to deliver innovative CMMB solutions for PCTV Dec 4, 13:57 Mirics Semiconductor and Spreadtrum Communications have announced a strategic partnership focused upon delivering embedded TV solutions for portable PC platforms that support the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) standard. Read more |
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MegaChips and Silicon Motion claim smallest ISDB-T mobile TV tuner-demodulator SoC Oct 15, 17:08 Silicon Motion Technology and MegaChips have jointly developed what they claim to be the world's smallest and lowest power consumption ISDB-T mobile TV tuner-demodulator SoC. Read more |
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Taiwan Market: LG Electronics launches DVB-T mobile TV handsets Sep 26, 16:18 Following with the introduction of DVB-T mobile TV handsets from GSmart and white-box vendors, LG Electronics has also launched the DVB-T-capable HB620T in Taiwan, which has already seen shipments of 100,000 units in two months in Germany, according to market watchers. Read more |
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China-based Coship to launch PND device with Mobile TV powered by Siano Sep 11, 16:40 Leading Chinese digital TV provider, Coship, has announced the launch of a new member, the CPND-4303A, to its GPS product line, with DVB-T mobile TV capability, powered by Siano's receiver chip. Read more |
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Makers to support China's CMMB mobile TV standard on Intel MID/UMPC platform Jul 29, 15:38 Intel will support the development of China's mobile TV standard CMMB (China mobile multimedia broadcasting) by supporting MID (mobile Internet device) and UMPC (ultra mobile PC) platform products supporting CMMB technology, according to sources in the Taiwan handset industry. Read more |
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Siano launches integrated receiver chip for Mobile TV in China Jun 26, 01:05 Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon announced the official launch of its new Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver chip, the SMS118X, targeting China's domestic mobile TV market. The chip, scheduled to debut in hand-held consumer applications at the Olympics Games this summer, supports the Chinese MDTV standard – CMMB. Read more |
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Computex 2008: A guided tour of the handset booths Jun 6, 02:10 Computex 2008 opened bigger this year with the inclusion of the Nangang Exhibition Hall to the venue. Fortunately, those interested in the latest and greatest handsets from many Taiwan-based handset vendors don't have to trudge all the way out to the new exhibition hall to catch a glimpse of the latest handsets that will be coming to the market in the next few months. Read more |
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China market: CMMB mobile TV poised for operation, but other standards in competition for national specification Jun 3, 16:14 While China's self-developed mobile TV standard CMMB (China mobile multimedia broadcasting) is currently undergoing trial runs with commercial operations set to begin in 37 cities before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games later this year, there are several other mobile TV technologies still competing to become China's national standard, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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