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SAMART i-mobile and Siano Partner to Deliver the Next Generation of TV over Mobile - HD TVNETANYA, Israel & BANGKOK --(Business Wire)-- Siano (News - Alert), the world's leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions, and SAMART i-mobile, the largest local brand of mobile phone company in Thailand, announced their close and strategic collaboration for enabling and delivering High-Definition TV, using Thailand's DVB-T2 network, to smartphones and tablets - delivering Live HD TV on mobile devices! Thailand's DTT network is the world's first commercial DVB-T2 service, bringing close to 40 HD channels, free of charge, to consumers - with attractive content covering live news, sports, popular talk shows, soap operas and more. SAMART i-mobile is aggressively pushing a comprehensive family of products including Android (News - Alert) Smartphones, tablets with built-in DVB-T2 support, as well as DVB-T2 accessories to other smartphones. In addition to a plethora of smartphones, ranging from entry-level (such as the i-mobile i-Style 7.7 DTV, i-Style 7.8 DTV) to the higher-end (i-mobile IQ 6.7 DTV, IQ 6.8 DTV, IQ 6.9 DTV), covering various screen sizes, CPU performance and price levels, i-mobile is also launching the DTV Link, a Siano-designed accessory which enables watching DVB-T2 HD TV services on Apple (News - Alert) and Android devices (smartphones and tablets), delivering TV over WiFi. DTV Link is the ideal complementary accessory for users who wish to get TV on their existing device. Siano, a ecognized leader in the global mobile DTV market, is positioned as the primary technology enabler and solution provider to the emerging DVB-T2 market. Siano delivers a family of products, starting with the SMS4470 chip - world's best performing DVB-T2 integrated receiver supporting also DVB-T and ISDB-T, and the only solution for consumer, mobile and automotive applications. Siano also offers an accessory to deliver TV over WiFi (News - Alert) with support for DVB-T2, ISDB-T and DVB-T - covering Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam (and other countries in APAC) as well as Europe, Latam and Africa. "i-mobile is excited about this close collaboration with Siano," said Mr. Thananan Vilailuck, president of i-mobile. "Thanks to Siano's technology and support, i-mobile is today the largest DVB-T2 smartphone maker, worldwide. Witnessing our success in Thailand we plan to expand the operation to other countries in Southeast Asia - and beyond." "We are impressed by i-mobile's strong commitment to bringing first-of-its-kind high-definition digital TV content to consumers," said Alon Ironi, CEO of Siano. "The great coverage of the DVB-T2 signal, together with the abundance of terrific content, in quality never seen before in this space, is truly a realization of both companies' visions. We are proud to harness our world renowned technology to be part of i-mobile's strategy." About SAMART i-mobile SAMART i-mobile Public Company Ltd., headquartered in Thailand, has business interests in mobiles, multimedia and distribution of mobile phones and interactive multimedia services. The company manufactures and markets its products under the brand i-mobile and distributes them in a host of countries including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Laos and Cambodia. About Siano Siano is the world's leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions. Siano provides high-performance and fast time-to-market digital TV solutions for cellular-handheld, consumer electronics, automotive and public transportation device makers. Close partnerships with tier-1 mobile handset makers, automotive solutions providers and home entertainment manufacturers boast a customer base that includes Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, LG, ZTE, Huawei, Lenovo (News - Alert) and more. Headquartered in Israel, Siano has offices in China, Korea, and Latin America. Visit us at www.siano-ms.com. |
