Smartphone takes DVB-H onboard

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 7, 2006

Microtune's Mobile MicroTuner MT2260 is integrated into the architecture of a new DVB-H integrated smartphone that was demonstrated by Modeo this week at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

Microtune's Mobile MicroTuner MT2260 is integrated into the architecture of a new DVB-H integrated smartphone that was demonstrated by Modeo this week at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

As announced today by Modeo, a leading company in the mobile television industry, the Microtune tuner-based smartphone offers converged digital TV, video, voice and data services on a single, sleek device.

Based on the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) standard, the smartphone is manufactured to Modeo's mobile TV specifications by HTC.

Inventor of the single-chip silicon TV tuner, Microtune is leading the market in broadband silicon TV tuner chips with products deployed today in digital/analogue TVs, personal video recorder (PVR) set-top boxes, cable modems, digital telephony modems, portable DVD players, multimedia cards and PC-TV adapters.

Microtune's MT2260 chip, integrated into the Modeo smartphone, is a high-performance, ultra-low-power tuner designed specifically to let users watch multichannel broadcast TV with full-motion digital pictures and near CD-quality sound.

"Our MT2260 tuner was engineered to deliver exceptional digital TV performance in the challenging real-world mobile environment, while offering the critical differentiating advantages of high integration, very low power and design flexibility", said James A Fontaine, President and CEO of Microtune.

"We are dedicated to supporting our customers as they implement our technology in advanced new products that bring users exciting multimedia capabilities with a best-in-class experience".

According to Modeo, the new DVB-H integrated smartphone demonstrated at CTIA Wireless is expected to be available during the second half of 2006.