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Alcatel and Samsung Join the Mobile DTV Alliance; Newest Members Indicate Growing Global Support of DVB-H Standard.


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, Calif. -- The Mobile Digital TV Alliance (MDTV MDTV Mountaineer Doctor Television  Alliance) today announced the addition of new Contributor level members Alcatel USA and Samsung Telecommunications America.

"We are very encouraged by the momentum of our growth and steadily increasing membership," said Yoram Solomon, president of the Mobile DTV Alliance The Mobile DTV Alliance is a marketing organization based in California that was founded in 2006 by a consortium of companies to promote open standards for mobile TV. Its goal is the rapid adoption of mobile TV technology via DVB-H and to further the mobile TV experience in North , and Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations for Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Texas Instruments See TI.

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. "Each new member that joins increases global awareness of the important work the Alliance is doing to promote the DVB-H See mobile TV and DVB.  standard in North America."

"Digital mobile TV is entering an important phase as commercial adoption increases," said Muzibul Khan, Ph.D., Vice President Product Management & Engineering of Samsung Telecommunications America. "The Mobile Digital TV Alliance understands that what happens over the next few years will be crucial in terms of establishing best practices and standards and Samsung is committed to the goals of the alliance."

"Alcatel views mobile entertainment as a defining service which will help shape future communications markets and the Alliance is at the forefront tackling the critical issues that will ultimately define how mobile TV will be deployed in North America," said Tim Krause, Chief Marketing Officer of Alcatel North America. "Alcatel is looking forward to working with the Alliance to support DVB-H based broadcast solution on frequencies suitable for the North American North American

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Since its founding earlier this year, the MDTV Alliance has been supported by corporations across the globe, with the aim to promote best practices and open standards that deliver premium-quality digital broadcast television to mobile devices. With inclusion of its latest members, the alliance now totals 30 members.

About the DVB-H Standard

DVB-H is an open procedure standard developed by the DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard.  Project and enjoys broad industry support with more than 100 companies working on DVB-H components, devices and services today. The open approach of the DVB-H standard nurtures flexibility of business models, competition and sales opportunities for the value chain. The DVB-H standard incorporates OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies.  air interface technology with good spectral efficiency, immunity to multi-path fading and good mobile performance.

About the Mobile DTV Alliance

The Mobile DTV Alliance is an open industry consortium that focuses on promoting the best practices and open standards to deliver premium-quality broadcast television to mobile devices in North America. The Alliance includes leading companies from across the mobile business system and entertainment value chain. Promoter members include Intel, Microsoft, Modeo, Motorola, Nokia and Texas Instruments. For additional information on the Mobile DTV Alliance, please visit: http://www.mdtvalliance.org.
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