Texas Instruments select S3's onHandTV DVB-H Software Stack for 3GSM Demonstration
Barcelona, Spain, 14th February 2006 - Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), a leading provider of Mobile Digital TV Solutions, today announced that Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is using onHandTV™, S3's DVB-H software stack, in its mobile DTV demonstration at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. The demonstration includes S3's onHandTV™ software stack and TI's Hollywood™ single chip DVB-H front-end and OMAP2420 applications processor.
onHandTV™ delivers the key protocol stacks, middleware and applications required to rapidly deploy TV on Mobile products compliant with emerging IPDC over DVB-H standards. It combines a CBMS compliant feature set with Operator Adaptation Packages (OAPs) tuned to meet the requirements of upcoming commercial launches and trials.
"We are delighted to be working with S3, the market leader in DVB-H software for this mobile DTV demonstration," said Marc Cetto, general manager of TI's Mobile Connectivity Solutions. "TI believes the flexibility and ease-of-integration offered by S3's onHandTV™ DVB-H stack, combined with their reputation and expertise in mobile DTV, compliment the power efficiency and performance achievable with TI’s Hollywood single chip and OMAP processor reference design."
Speaking about the announcement, John O'Brien, chief executive officer of S3 said, "We are excited to be working with TI for this DVB-H demonstration. The performance and features offered by our onHandTV™ stack with TI's OMAP platform and Hollywood single chip front-end delivers an optimized DVB-H solution for mobile DTV handsets. Having worked closely with TI for many years in the development of OMAP silicon, S3 regards this integration of our field-proven DVB-H software as another highlight in our relationship."
TI is demonstrating a complete DVB-H solution at the 3GSM World Congress this week in Barcelona in Hall 8, B14-B15.
About Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3):
S3 has been designing solutions for the Digital Consumer market since 1990 and has exposure across the full breadth of the industry, ranging from broadcaster to consumer Since 2004 S3 has been delivering leading-edge DVB-H/IPDC middleware and applications for Mobile TV
In addition to software solutions, S3 designs ICs and full system solutions as well as reference boards and hardware designs for high-volume consumer electronics and mobile products.
S3 provides design solutions in four key areas: System IC, Digital Consumer, Network Infrastructure and Medical Systems. Approximately 50% of clients are U.S. based with the remainder based in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. S3 was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1986 and has operations in six countries: Ireland, U.S., the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic and the U.K.
For more information visit: http://www.s3group.com/onhandtv
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Date Published: Tuesday 14 February 2006