IBC, Amsterdam, 8 Sept 2006 - Frontier Silicon, the market leader in semiconductor solutions for mobile TV and digital radio, and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), the leading provider of mobile DTV client software, today announced a strategic collaboration to develop a reference turnkey solution for multi-standard Mobile DTV, enabling handset manufacturers to rapidly deploy "world ready" mobile devices based on both DVB-H and T-DMB standards. This joint initiative will offer customers Frontier Silicon's multi-standard digital baseband processor and RF tuner chips with S3's proven onHandTV™ mobile DTV client software.

Matthew Hatch VP Marketing & Business Development of Frontier said, "The mobile TV market is fragmented across many different standards. The ability to address multiple standards in the same handset is increasingly becoming a requirement. We chose S3 because they are the leading provider of DVB-H based mobile solutions and because together we provide handset manufacturers with a complete optimised multi-standard system from the antenna through to the software application. This removes the need to separately source various components that would still require integration effort and system optimisation by our customers."

John Maguire, General Manager, Mobile DTV Products, S3, added, "Frontier Silicon's market leading position in T-DMB and DAB made them a natural choice for this collaboration. S3 is committed to offering multi-standard client solutions and aligning ourselves with key market players in the mobile DTV ecosystem, such as Frontier. By closely defining a clear interface between our middleware and the front-end driver software, we have been able to take advantage of the significant hardware acceleration available on the Frontier Silicon chipset and combine it with the flexibility and performance of the onHandTV™ software stack."

Frontier Silicon is already supplying mobile TV chipsets into the handset market, shipping over a million ICs into Korea, China and Germany; the company's DSP-based approach to its baseband provides the ability to partition the total multi-standard system solution optimally between host and baseband - removing any inefficiencies and shortcomings required of hardwired approaches.

Since 2004, onHandTV™ has delivered the key protocol stacks, middleware and applications required to rapidly deploy TV on Mobile products compliant with emerging DVB-H standards. This multi-standard solution adds T-DMB to the growing portfolio of emerging commercial networks supported by S3's unique Operator Adaptation Package (OAP) architecture.

Both companies plan to make early demonstrations at IBC, Amsterdam (8- 12 Sept, in the Mobile Zone, Hall 12). Paradiso is sampling to lead customers now.

About Frontier Silicon
Frontier Silicon is the leading supplier of digital and RF integrated circuits and modules for mobile TV and DAB digital radio products. Frontier is supplying solutions for leading products such as the Samsung B2300 and SGH-P900 T-DMB mobile phones and has over 80 percent market share for DAB receiver solutions. Frontier Silicon's products include solutions for DAB digital radio, T-DMB and DAB-IP and a multi-standard receiver solution for mobile TV reception combining DVB-H, T-DMB and DAB-IP.

Customers include Bang & Olufsen, Denon, Grundig, JVC, Philips, PURE Digital, Roberts Radio, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and TEAC. Frontier Silicon has operations in UK, Ireland, China, South Korea and Japan. For more information, visit www.frontier-silicon.com.

About Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3)
S3 is the world leading provider of Mobile DTV handheld solutions. S3's onHandTV™ client software has proven interoperability with existing commercial networks and key component suppliers in the Mobile DTV ecosystem. onHandTV is architected to deliver the same core TV features such as ESG and Interactivity across multiple networks using preconfigured Operator Adaptation Packages (OAPs). This enables faster time-to-market and reduced risk for mobile operators and device manufacturers worldwide. S3 has a 20 year track record of extensive engineering design expertise and systems integration providing optimised, best-in-class solutions to an impressive client base. The company has engineering development centres in Ireland (Dublin and Cork), Czech Republic and Poland with offices in the USA, China, UK and the Netherlands. For further information please visit www.s3group.com.

Contact details:

Jonathan Colbourne, Marketing and PR manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1923 474220
Fax: +44 (0)1923 202251
Email: press(at)frontier-silicon.com

Fiona D'Arcy, Corporate Communications
Silicon & Software Systems Ltd.(S3)
Office: +353 1 291 1630
Cell: +353 87 2808828
Email: fiona.darcy(at)s3group.com

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Date Published: Friday 08 September 2006

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