Articles tagged with: Telegent

SMS Interactive Feature Added to Mobile TV Handsets

Arima Communications, a Taiwanese handset ODM says that it has enhanced its Mobile TV handset design incorporating telegent's mobile TV technology to enable consumers to send and receive SMS messages while watching broadcast TV. The SMS-TV feature, which will be commercially available in handset designs this summer, is targeted towards consumers who want to chat with one another while watching their favorite programs as well as those who like to interact with participation TV programs through voting or polling. Additionally, the design enables operators to use free-to-air mobile TV to generate revenue from related phone services.  more

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Free-to-air mobile TV services hold the key to the consumer adoption

Industry momentum is gathering behind the need for a free component that will drive the mass adoption of mobile TV. Last week the president of the FLO Forum, an organisation supporting one of the emerging mobile TV standards, endorsed the view that mobile TV needs a free element if it is going to develop and thrive. telegent Systems, the company that has already enabled free-to-air mobile TV on 20 million handsets around the world, welcomes the viewpoint that free services will play a vital role in developing the market and provide the launch-pad for paid-for elements.  more

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China and India Top Mobile TV Usage

China and India have the largest mobile TV audiences, according to a new global survey carried out by telegent, a manufacturer of single-chip mobile TV solutions. Close to three quarters of respondents to the survey in both countries confirmed that they watch mobile TV.  more

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Mobile TV is a Key Factor in Chinese Handset Sales

A survey of Chinese mobile phone customers has found that the availability of a free terrestrial mobile TV function is a major factor in selecting a new handset. telegent Systems, which manufactures single-chip mobile TV solutions says that 85% of respondents stating that the primary influence driving their handset purchase decision was the built-in free-to-air TV feature, as opposed to screen size, camera, music capability, or fashion.  more

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