Demonstrates End-to-End Solution Based on DVB-H
Standard
HONG KONG – 20 September 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader in
mobile communications today announced an agreement with PCCW-HKT Telephone
Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s leading telecommunications provider, PCCW
Limited (SEHK: 0008, NYSE ADR: PCW), to conduct a six-month technical trial
using Motorola’s end-to-end Mobile TV system in Hong Kong.
The trial will run from September 2006 to March 2007 within Hong Kong’s Quarry
Bay district and will include Motorola DVB-H enabled mobile devices, network
solutions and interactive services platform. During the course of the trial,
PCCW will evaluate the technical capabilities and the operational performance
of DVB-H in Hong Kong.
“Mobile TV is the next generation of mobile video entertainment experiences and
this trial is an important step forward in bringing this experience to
consumers,” said Simon Leung, president of Motorola Asia Pacific. “We’re
pleased to work together with PCCW to support their efforts and hope to see
these services based on our solutions to become commercially available for Hong
Kong subscribers soon after the technical trial.”
Motorola Mobile TV Momentum
Motorola is committed to delivering the ultimate mobile video
entertainment experiences to consumers – and part of that vision is mobile TV.
By leveraging our expertise across mobile and video, we are bringing exciting
new mobile TV enabled handsets and solutions to our partners and wireless
operator customers around the globe. A technology leader, Motorola is actively
driving development efforts in global mobile broadcast standards such as DVB-H
and WiMAX and working with members of the cellular and mobile broadcast value
chain to bring next generation services to market even faster for consumers.
About DVB-H
DVB-H stands for Digital
Video Broadcasting - Handheld, a technical specification for bringing broadcast
services to handheld devices. The DVB-H standard supports live broadcast
channels and events as well as on-demand content. With strong support from the
industry, DVB-H is gaining momentum around the world and is the only broadcast
standard forecasted for commercial deployment on all continents. End users will
benefit from the enrichment in personal utility and productivity through anytime/anywhere
access to entertainment and information.
Source: Motorola press release
