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MobiTV Demos Live High Definition Television Over WiMAX NetworkCTIA - LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MobiTV, Inc., the global leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, today announced it will offer attendees of the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show demonstrations of live High-Definition television delivered over a pre-mobile WiMAX network. The real-time demonstration will showcase the MobiTV(R) service running over Navini's Ripwave(TM) MX equipment to both fixed and mobile customer premises equipment. This will provide attendees with a preview of several 'Proof of Concepts' planned for later this year. "This is a critical time in the evolution of television and we are steadfast in our commitment to back the best standards for our partners and consumers alike," said Dr. Phillip Alvelda, CEO, chairman and co-founder of MobiTV. "In a few short weeks we have announced our official support for the WiMAX standard, been invited to join the WiMAX Forum as a contributing member to their mobile applications initiatives, and now will demonstrate live HD TV running over a WiMAX network. WiMAX is real and we're committed to ensuring its success as a global standard." "Personal broadband is about bringing the freedom of wireless to broadband, and Navini has the most commercial experience in delivering personal broadband," said Sai Subramanian, Navini's vice president of product management and strategic marketing. "Consumers are demanding new applications like MobiTV and VoIP, and Navini's pre-mobile WiMAX platforms commercially support mobile applications initiatives today and offer an over-the-air upgrade to the mobile WiMAX standard." WiMAX and mobile WiMAX are the latest extensions to MobiTV's portfolio of supported network technologies, with features designed to support all of the key components that make mobile television viable to consumers and carriers alike. Please visit booth #1061 at CTIA September 12th - 14th for a personal demonstration. About Navini Networks With the largest commercial deployments in the world, over 50 commercial networks in 6 continents and strategic partnerships with industry leaders, Navini Networks is the leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions. Navini is the only company with patented smart beamforming technology, enabling personal broadband for the mass market today, with a seamless upgrade to the Mobile WiMAX standard to deliver Smart WiMAX(TM), (Smart WiMAX is the combination of mobile WiMAX and Smart Beamforming which is critical for personal broadband). Navini's Ripwave(R) MX portable, zero-install(TM), non-line-of-sight (NLOS) solution consists of customer modems, base stations, and element management systems (EMS) run in the full range of spectrums with software upgrades to the IEEE 802.16e standard. Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE 802.16e committee and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. http://www.navini.com/. About MobiTV MobiTV, Inc. (http://www.mobitv.com/) is leading the convergence of television, film and music content across the mobile and personal computing markets. The Emmy(R) Award winning service has more than one million subscribers and offers popular TV and digital radio channels from top labels, networks and cable providers. The MobiTV(R) service is available in; the US through AT&T, Sprint, Cingular, Alltel; the UK through 3UK and Orange; in Canada through Bell Canada, Rogers and TELUS Mobility; in Latin America through America Movil, Claro and Telcel; and other regional carriers internationally. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately-held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA. NOTE: MobiTV and the MobiTV logo are trademarks, service marks, and/or registered trademarks of MobiTV, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and product names used herein are the property of their respective owners. MobiTV, Inc. CONTACT: Nicole Rodrigues of MobiTV, Inc., +1-510-450-5205, [email protected]; or Maryvonne Tubb of Navini Networks, Inc.,+1-972-852-4247, or [email protected] Web site: http://www.mobitv.com/http://www.navini.com/ |