News Release
TELEGENT'S MOBILE TV TECHNOLOGY TO ARRIVE IN BRAZIL, IN HANDSETS DELIVERING ACCESS TO ALL TV BROADCAST CHANNELS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
TV Feature from Telegent Used by Selected Brazilian Journalists at 2008 Beijing Games
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – August 26, 2008 – Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, today announced that handsets incorporating Telegent’s mobile TV technology will soon be available to Brazilian consumers. The handsets will provide access to all TV broadcast channels throughout Brazil, enabling consumers to stay abreast of news, sports and favorite TV programs no matter where they are, and with no investment in infrastructure required by operators or broadcasters.
Brazil, the fifth largest mobile handset market in the world, presents significant growth opportunities for mobile TV devices. "Open TV programs are the main source of information and entertainment for consumers in Latin America," said Mohamed Ben Hanzaz, vice president of ZTE Brazil. "The delivery of open TV on handsets can rapidly move the region to the forefront of mobile TV adoption worldwide." ZTE is one of the first manufacturers to have achieved ANATEL certification of a Telegent-enabled TV handset, in Brazil with a Portuguese interface.
Global access to familiar programming driving rapid adoption
worldwide
Launched in 2007, Telegent’s mobile TV technology realized rapid uptake in
Asia and the Middle East, with more than five million viewers of
Telegent-enabled handsets within six months of their arrival on the market.
Market research firm In-Stat predicts robust global adoption of handsets
enabling access to open TV broadcasts at 34 million units for 2008.
"The majority of Brazilian consumers we have interviewed are interested in purchasing a mobile TV handset to watch the news, soap operas and sporting events that they already view on their TV sets at home," said Carlos Kirjner, vice president of business development at Telegent Systems.
Telegent mobile TV feature trialed by Brazilian journalists at the 2008
Beijing Games
Selected Brazilian journalists at the 2008 Beijing Games have been staying
abreast of breaking news and coverage with ZTE and Alcatel handsets
incorporating Telegent’s mobile TV technology. Journalists reported using
the handsets to stay up to date with sporting events while traveling from
venue to venue, or to check in on status of various sports while at a
specific event, and commented that the long battery life allowed them to
view TV without worrying about the amount of time that they were using the
TV feature.
About Telegent Systems, Inc.
Telegent Systems is a leading fabless CMOS semiconductor company providing high performance, single-chip solutions enabling free-to-air and subscription mobile TV in mobile handsets, portable devices and consumer electronics. Telegent's solutions make television mobile, delivering both analog and digital broadcast reception with unparalleled sensitivity and picture quality in mobile environments, ultra-low power consumption and the highest integration simplifying mobile device design and manufacture. For more information, visit www.telegent.com.
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