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Mobile World Congress: Major players of the DVB-SH ecosystem join forces to demonstrate live Mobile TV in S-Band throughout the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
[February 06, 2008]

Mobile World Congress: Major players of the DVB-SH ecosystem join forces to demonstrate live Mobile TV in S-Band throughout the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona


(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
RDATE:06022008

Barcelona -- On the occasion of the 2008 Mobile World Congress, major
players from the DVB-SH ecosystem (Alcatel-Lucent, DiBcom, Eutelsat
Communications, Sagem Mobiles, SES Astra, TeamCast and UDcast) are
joining forces to deliver the first demonstration of live Mobile TV in
S-Band based on DVB-SH covering the whole FIRA premises in Barcelona.

The demonstration will use DVB-SH ready "SAGEM myMobileTV"handsets from
Sagem Mobiles, empowered by DiBcom's DVB-SH receiver prototypes.

The S-band signal will be made available by Alcatel-Lucent throughout
the FIRA, thanks to a terrestrial repeater network using technological
elements from TeamCast (DVB-SH modulators) and UDcast (DVB-SH
encapsulators). Abertis will provide support for the installation of
repeaters, cables and antennas and to access content.

Eutelsat Communications will provide the satellite capacity for the
distribution to the DVB-SH terrestrial repeater network of various live
Mobile TV channels including CNBC, La Sexta, Canal 300, Nickelodeon, 40
Latino, Teledeporte, 24h TVE and Telecinco Sport.

The DVB-SH standard (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services to
Handhelds) is an evolution of the DVB-H standard that offers three key
benefits: a much greater choice in terms of spectrum (up to 3GHz); a
better spectrum efficiency, directly translating into significant cost
savings; a possible hybrid satellite/terrestrial operation, to extend
mobile broadcast reach all across a territory.Its technical
specifications were announced by the DVB Project just one year ago
during the 2007 3GSM World Congress.

In Europe, DVB-SH will use the S-Band, a frequency band at 2.2GHz
currently available all over Europe, and Europe's first S-Band space
segment owned by a joint venture company of Eutelsat and SES Astra
will be launched in the first quarter of 2009. The S-Band
enables the use of the DVB-SH standard and is adjacenttotheUMTS
band, thus allowing to reuse the existing cellular sites, towers and
antennas.

In the US, the first DVB-SH operation will also be based on a hybrid
system at 2.2GHz with an S-Band satellite to be launched by ICO Global
Communications in March 2008.

This demonstration will be accessible from the following booths at
FIRA: Alcatel-Lucent (Hall 8, booth 8A147), bmco forum (Hall 2, booth
2B82), DiBcom (Hall 2, booth 1D30), Abertis/Eutelsat (Courtyard
Pavilion, booth CY14), Sagem Mobiles (Hall 8, booth 8B94) and UDcast
(Hall 2, booth 2B89).

Further DVB-SH based demonstrations will be available on the
Alcatel-Lucent booth, including unified DVB-H / S-Band (based on
DVB-SH) Mobile TV on Sagem handsets, and interactive seamless 3G
unicast / S-Band broadcast (based on DVB-SH) Mobile TV on Samsung
handsets.

About Alcatel-Lucent (www.alcatel-lucent.com)

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that
enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to
deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a
leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP
technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the
end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for
people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than
130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The
company has the most experienced global services team in the industry,
and one of the largest research, technology and innovation
organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent
achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is
incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All
figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales].

About DiBcom (www.dibcom.com)

DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor
company, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception
everywhere and at speeds exceeding 200 km/h. The company's solutions
are used in automotive, PC/peripheral, mobile phones and other handheld
devices. The company has developed a number of patented algorithms and
architectures for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler
compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide
Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-SH, T-DMB and
ISDB-T.

About Eutelsat Communications (www.eutelsat.com)

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234)
is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised
on 24 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European
continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant
parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three
leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 30 September 2007,
Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting over 2,730 television channels,
of which more than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD video
neighbourhood which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes
in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites
also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband
markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and
in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets
and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve
enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered
in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 529 commercial,
technical and operational experts from 27 countries.

About Sagem Communication (www.sagem.com/mobiles or
www.safran-group.com)

Sagem Mobiles (SAFRAN Group) is a leading international player in the
mobile telecommunications market arena. Sagem Mobiles designs,
develops, produces and markets mobile phone products that pack
cutting-edge technologies such as fixed-mobile convergence, mobile TV
and NFC/RFID ID solutions, together with a comprehensive range of
mobile phone accessories. Sagem Mobiles skill sets also extends to
handling the development and production of mobile phones under Original
Design Manufacturer (ODM) contracts.

About SES (www.ses.com)

SES (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns three
market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM
in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and
connectivity. The Company also holds 90% in SES Sirius in Europe as
well as strategic participations Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico.
SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet
of 38 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe.

About TeamCast (www.teamcast.com)

TeamCast is a young company with strong technical credentials who
supply OEM' product technology to infrastructure equipment providers
for digital television broadcast networks. Capitalising on the
expertise of their three founders, TeamCast's scientific and technical
teams have been deeply involved in the definition, development and
validation of a number of digital television broadcast standards - for
example, the standards for mobile and portable terminals defined by
DVB-H, DVB-SH and FLO 2.0. The OEM technology promoted by TeamCast
provides a complete and compatible range of functional modules which
are highly integrated and robust, and which the clients of TeamCast can
easily integrate into their own transmitters, re-transmitters, base
stations etc - thus forming the network infrastructure required for
digital television broadcasting. Today TeamCast serves more than 225
customers in 45 countries. TeamCast's main research and development
laboratories are based at St Gregoire, close to the city of Rennes. An
American subsidiary, TeamCast Inc, based in Chicago (IL), was opened in
February 2007, to enable closer working with US customers.

About UDcast (www.udcast.com)

UDcast is a leading software company providing IP broadcast solutions
for the delivery of content to a broad range of devices over existing
and emerging wireless networks worldwide. UDcast's Mobile TV technology
is a key component in the end-to-end solutions from major systems
providers including Motorola, Nokia, NSN, Alcatel-Lucent,
Tandberg-Ericsson, Cisco-Scientific Atlanta, Harris Broadcasting and
others. UDcast's satellite-aware IP appliances are widely deployed at
thousands of sites around the globe. The Company was recognized in 2007
as a leading European technology company by the prestigious Red Herring
Hot 100 award. The Company maintains its global headquarters in
Sophia-Antipolis, France with offices in the USA, Spain, Algeria and
Italy.

CONTACT: Regine Coqueran, Alcatel-Lucent
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 76 49 24
e-mail: [email protected]
Stephane Lapeyrade, Alcatel-Lucent
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 76 12 74
e-mail: [email protected]
Yasmin Kaderbhoy, Open2Europe
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 02 27 80
e-mail: [email protected]
Emma Keenan, Open2Europe
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 02 14 59
e-mail: [email protected]
Vanessa O'Connor, Eutelsat Communications
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 98 38 88
e-mail: [email protected]
Frederique Gautier, Eutelsat Communications
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 98 38 88
e-mail: [email protected]
Maryse de Wever, Sagem Communication
Tel: +33 (0)1 58 12 45 12
e-mail: [email protected]
Markus Payer, SES Astra
Tel: +352 710 725 500
e-mail: [email protected]
Sandrine Konnecke, TeamCast
Tel: +33 (0)2 23 25 26 80
e-mail: [email protected]
Filip Gluszak, UDcast
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 00 16 60
e-mail: [email protected]
Jennifer Hicks - Ink Communications
Tel: +1 617 372-2272
e-mail: [email protected]

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