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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
DiBcom Brings Mobile Digital TV to Microsoft Windows Mobile-Based Devices
LAS VEGAS, April 18 -- NAB 2005, Las Vegas -- DiBcom: DVB
booth SU11408 -- On the heels of demonstrating mobile broadcast digital TV
(DTV) reception in the world's first fully functional DVB-H (digital video
broadcast -- handheld) enabled handset, DiBcom today announced that the
drivers of its DIB7000-H(TM) chipset have been ported onto the Windows CE
operating system. As the first company to introduce a mobile DTV chip based on
the open industry DVB-H standard, DiBcom's support of Microsoft Windows Mobile
software is a significant boost to developers planning to integrate DTV
services into consumer devices such as Smartphones, PocketPCs and portable
media players. To ease this integration, DiBcom is now offering a complete
DIB7000-H reference design based on a DVB-H Secure Digital (SD) memory card
that can be inserted into devices equipped with Windows Mobile software and an
interface slot.
"DTV services in handheld devices based on the DVB-H standard a very
compelling feature to the consumer," said Allen Nogee, principal analyst of
Wireless Component Technology at In-Stat. "The combination of the open
interfaces offered by Windows Mobile software and the proven performance of
DiBcom's DVB-H technology will allow the development of third-party mobile
broadcast DTV services such as electronic service guides and digital rights
management. The availability of such applications has been a boon to the
public acceptance and commercial success of emerging technologies and is
expected to have the same effect on DVB-H."
A DVB-H equipped Windows Mobile-based Smartphone is being demonstrated at
NAB in Las Vegas by Microsoft and DiBcom using a live TV signal broadcast by
wireless infrastructure provider Crown Castle. The cooperation between DiBcom
and Microsoft offers an open platform for DVB-H development, trials, and
deployments. The proven performance of the DiBcom solution makes it perfectly
suited for use in DVB-H networks deployed in the U.S. by Crown Castle as well
as the rest of the world.
"DiBcom is providing the industry's first DVB-H chip to be embedded onto
a SD-card format plugged into a Windows CE based handheld device," stated
Stuart Pekowsky, new business development manager, DiBcom. "We are pleased to
offer support for development of platforms based on Windows mobile software.
The 'Proven Performance' of DiBcom's DVB-H technology running on such
platforms now extends our coverage to a major market segment."
Demonstrations of the new DiBcom DIB7000 digital TV chip running on a
Windows CE platform can be seen NAB in Microsoft's booth SL332 and by DiBcom
at DVB booth SU11408.
About DiBcom
DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company
that designs high-performance chipsets, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and
portable TV reception everywhere and at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The
company's solutions are used in automotive, PC/peripheral and handheld device
applications. DiBcom has extensive experience solving real-world mobile
digital terrestrial television (DTT) reception problems and has overcome the
main technological barriers to high-quality service. The company has developed
patented algorithms and architecture for fast and accurate channel estimation
and high Doppler compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current
worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T and DVB-H.
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