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Leading Operators Throughout Latin America Bringing Free-To-Air TV to Consumers With Telegent-
Enabled TV Handsets
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Claro Argentina launches the first TV phone that allows
consumers to follow soccer matches and other favorite programs without
additional cost
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
SOURCE: Telegent Systems USA, Inc.
CONTACT: Diana Jovin
VP Corporate Marketing
Telegent Systems
+1-408-990-7092
djovin@telegent.com
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