DiBcom and Atelier partner to bring Mobile TV to Symbian and Series 60 smartphones

Highly integrated DVB-H hardware and software solutions for Symbian OS

PARIS, OCT 20, 2005

DiBcom, the leader in mobile TV front-end solutions and Atelier the leading provider of telephony integration solutions for smartphones today announced they are partnering to bring advanced hardware and software DVB-H solutions for the creation of Mobile TV-enabled Symbian and Series 60-based mobile phones.

“We selected Atelier for their market proven expertise in Symbian OS telephony technologies and integration services, and track record with Symbian and Series 60 handset manufacturers”, said Khaled Maalej, CTO of DiBcom, “and we plan to build on Atelier’s strong presence in the Series 60 and Symbian ecosystem to provide our customers with a rapid integration path of our high performance DVB-H chips into their next generation handsets”.

The companies are joining forces to ease integration of DiBcom’s mobile broadcast digital TV chipset into Symbian-based smartphones and reference designs by providing handset manufacturers, semiconductor vendors and original design manufacturers worldwide with hardware, driver and middleware software as well as Mobile TV integration services for Symbian OS-based smartphones.

“DiBcom is the clear market leader in DVB-H hardware and through this partnership, Atelier extends its Symbian telephony product portfolio and integration services offering targeting cellular chipsets to the Mobile TV chipset space”, said Marc Menschenfreund, CEO of Atelier, “DiBcom and Atelier perfectly complement each other to bring innovative Mobile TV solutions to Symbian handsets”.

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About DiBcom

DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company that designs high performance chipsets, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception everywhere and at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The company’s solutions are used in automotive, PC/peripheral and handheld device applications. DiBcom has extensive experience solving real-world mobile digital terrestrial television (DTT) reception problems and has overcome the main technological barriers to high-quality service. The company has developed patented algorithms and architecture for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital
Video Broadcast standards DVB-T and DVB-H.

For more information, please visit www.dibcom.net

About Atelier

Atelier is a leading provider of wireless software solutions for smartphones and offers mobile phone manufacturers, original design manufacturers and semiconductor vendors, design, development, integration and customization services for the creation of open OS based smartphones. Atelier offers telephony integration services and the most comprehensive and market proven portfolio of telephony adaptation layers for Symbian OS and the Series 60 Platform, available for major protocol stacks and cellular chipsets. Atelier partners with leading semiconductor and cellular chipset vendors to create complete reference designs that help handset and original design manufacturers significantly reduce the time-to-market of smartphones. Atelier is a Symbian Platinum Partner, a Series 60 Wireless Technology Provider and a Series 60 Contractor. For more information, please visit www.atelier.tm

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