Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has won a contract from British Telecom (BT) to develop handsets for Mobile TV and DAB digital radio services.
Under the agreement, the two firms will deliver multi-mode third generation (3G)/DAB-IP handsets which will allow mobile operators to deliver television and radio alongside existing 3G streamed services.
With this deal, ZTE will become the first vendor in the world to support DAB-IP technology in its 3G handsets. The dual-mode 3G / DAB-IP handsets will enable mobile operators to reduce the cost of entry for new mobile TV and DAB digital radio services and easily cross-sell premium broadcast services to existing 3G subscribers.
"As the uptake of 3G services continues to grow, so consumers are demanding a richer experience and one that is complimentary to their other ´digital´ broadcast services,” said He Shiyou, SVP of ZTE.
Mobile TV is expected to generate 210 million subscribers globally by 2011, with the standards fragmented between DAB, DVB-H and MediaFlo.
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