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OPERATORS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA BRINGING FREE-TO-AIR TV
Jul 08, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
MEDIA RELEASE PR35289
(Full text of statement. Contact details below.)
Leading Operators Throughout Latin America Bringing
Free-To-Air TV to Consumers With Telegent-Enabled TV Handsets
Claro Argentina launches the first TV phone that allows
consumers to follow soccer matches and other favorite programs
withou t additional cost
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Telegent
Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its
high-performance, single-chip mobile TV solutions, today
announced accelerating adoption by leading operators throughout
Latin America of mobile phones with a free-to-air TV feature
enabled by Telegent.
Since December of last year, subsidiaries of America Movil
and Telefonica that are the leading operators in their country
- including Telcel in Mexico, Claro Argentina, COMCEL Colombia,
and Movistar in Mexico and Peru - have deployed multiple models
of Telegent-enabled TV handsets that allow consumers to receive
live, free-to-air broadcast TV programs - without additional
cost.
"We are always seeking new innovations for our customers. As
the official sponsor of our national soccer team, the phone
with free-to-air TV that we have launched enables our customers
to view our team's matches in the preparation for South Africa
2010," said Fernando del Rio, business director of Claro.
Free-to-air TV phones provide an additional benefit to
operators - because the phones leverage the existing broadcast
ecosystem and TV content, operators are able to deliver the TV
feature to customers without a significant financial investment
in infrastructure and content licensing, and customers are able
to access TV on their mobile without having to pay more for a
service.
"A significant market exists for consumers who want the
familiar TV content and broadcast delivery available on
free-to-air TV handsets," said Anna Maxbauer, market analyst
with IMS Research. "IMS estimates market demand for analog TV
handsets at more than 150 million units in 2013."
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, laptops and netbooks, and other portable devices.
Telegent's solutions make television mobile, delivering both
analogue and digital broadcast reception with unparalleled
sensitivity and picture quality in mobile and portable
environments, ultra-low power consumption and the highest
integration simplifying device design and manufacture. For more
information, visit www.telegent.com.
SOURCE: Telegent Systems USA, Inc.
CONTACT: Diana Jovin
VP Corporate Marketing
Telegent Systems
+1-408-990-7092
djovin@telegent.com
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