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Samsung Moment Demos Mobile Digital TV Chip at International CES 2010Jan 08, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Sprint announced that Samsung Moment is displaying a mobile phone demo of the North American mobile digital TV broadcasting standard at this week's CES show in Las Vegas. According to Sprint, Samsung Moment will receive live digital TV using Samsung's Mobile DTV Chip, a single-chip solution for the recently approved Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Mobile Digital TV standard. The ATSC Mobile Digital TV chip will allow Samsung Moment to receive live TV programming from local broadcast stations, including prime-time network programs, local news and sports and emergency alerts. The companies also announced that the Mobile DTV-equipped Samsung Moment was selected for a showcase with Sprint customers in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore markets during the first quarter of 2010 - this is the first-ever consumer showcase of this technology. "The selection of Samsung Moment as the first trial handset for mobile digital TV in the U.S. is an enormous honor for Samsung Mobile," said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer for Samsung Mobile. "It is incredibly rewarding to see one of Samsung Mobile's flagship devices be integrated with the Samsung ATSC Mobile DTV chip that's giving the power and potential of free, live mobile digital TV to U.S. customers." "Samsung Moment is already a customer favorite with its integrated Android platform so we are very eager to be able to offer it with the Samsung's Mobile Digital TV chip to customers in the Washington and Baltimore areas," said Fared Adib, Sprint VP of product development. "It is truly an amazing experience to watch local and network television on Moment with the benefit of its screen. This trial is a great opportunity for Sprint customers." The OMVC is actively promoting mobile digital television technology within the U.S. broadcast industry to achieve widespread market penetration in 2010. Samsung Moment, without the Mobile DTV chip, originally launched in November 2009 as Samsung's first U.S. handset integrating the open and Android platform. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |