Mobile TV antennas on awards shortlist

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jan 11, 2007

The Fractus TVNow range of antennas for mobile TV handsets has been shortlisted for the GSM Association (GSMA) 2007 Award for Best Radio Access Product or Service.

The Fractus TVNow range of antennas for mobile TV handsets has been shortlisted for the GSM Association (GSMA) 2007 Award for Best Radio Access Product or Service.

TVNow products are the first internal TV antennas available for all three of the DVB-H/ISDB-H frequency bands being considered by operators around the world.

The antennas are so discrete that they can fit into most existing handset designs, achieving significant production and design efficiencies.

"Mobile TV represents one of the greatest challenges for handset design today", said Alfonso Sanz, Fractus Lead Engineer, Products and Services Division.

"Fractus provides the technical performance and the sise reduction necessary to enable mobile TV in both existing form factors and completely new DVB-H/ISDB-H handset platforms".

The GSM Association's Global Mobile Awards are an established centrepiece of the world's largest and most successful mobile industry event, the 3GSM World Congress, and are specially designed to recognise the wealth of talent, ingenuity and creativity from all corners of the mobile industry's global ecosystem.

The awards' winners will be announced on Tuesday 13th February during the 3GSM 2007 Awards dinner in Barcelona.

Nominees for the Best Radio Access Product or Service will be judged on the following criteria: evidence of efficiency gains or capacity enhancements, how easily the product/service can be integrated into existing network infrastructure and systems, and potential revenue opportunities for operators.

Additionally, judges will take into consideration how innovative the shortlisted products and services are as well as the range of benefits they offer to operators.

Fractus Chief Technology Officer, Dr Carles Puente, will be speaking at the GSM World Congress' Technology Symposium on Mobile TV on Thursday afternoon, 15th February 2007.