Cingular signs on for Qualcomm mobile TV
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(InfoWorld) - The biggest U.S. cellular company, AT&T's Cingular division, will launch mobile TV using Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology later this year. Starting in the fourth quarter, Cingular will offer multiple channels of live TV with the technology, which will use a dedicated network and leave carriers' valuable cellular frequencies alone. Verizon Wireless, the country's second-largest mobile operator by subscribers, hasÂ already committed to using MediaFLO. The announcement capped several days of good news for MediaFLO as the mobile industry gathers at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. With its TV system, Qualcomm is going up against some of the same rivals it challenged with CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access), its alternative to the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) standard. Rival Nokia and many other vendors areÂ pushing another mobile TV technology, DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld). Not to be left out, Qualcomm also is developing a chip that will support both technologies as well as others. Also Monday, Qualcomm announced completion of a second trial of MediaFLO with British Sky Broadcasting Group. Last week, the mobile technology company unveiled programming deals with the U.S. TV networks CBS, NBC and Fox as well as cable entertainment company MTV and sports network ESPN. The service is designed to work like traditional TV, with shows that go out to all subscribers at the same time. The signals come from a tower that can cover most of a city, and channels can be dedicated to local programming. Both MediaFLO and DVB-H require handsets with special chips in addition to whatever cellular system they use. In the U.S., Qualcomm's MediaFLO division is building a network that uses frequencies that had been dedicated to analog TV. The TV stations are gradually being moved off the spectrum. Cingular has not yet determined how many channels will be offered on its service, but spokesman Mark Siegel said at least two will be exclusive to the carrier. Cingular's MediaFLO service will also include audio offerings and a datacasting application for real-time information and entertainment. It will complement the carrier's current video-on-demand services. Pricing has not been set, and Siegel would not comment on handsets for the service. Verizon, which committed to using MediaFLO in late 2005, plans to launch a MediaFLO service by the end of March. It had earlier predicted the service would be up by the end of 2006. Verizon has identified two handsets for its service, the Samsung Electronics SCH-u620 and LG Electronics VX9400. At launch, Verizon expects the MediaFLO network to reach about 75 million people, spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said.
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WAYNE, NJ - Qualcomm has inked a licensing agreement with Microsoft, under which Qualcomm will integrate Microsoft&#39;s Windows Media Audio and Video codecs into its Qtv video decoder solution.
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Siemens Communications Inc. reported Tuesday that it signed a multiyear agreement with Cingular Wireless to develop a third-generation, or 3G, universal mobile telecommunications system.
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The $41 billion merger between Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. won approval from the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, according to federal sources close to
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Qualcomm announced it will demonstrate a host of innovative 3G CDMA wireless products and solutions for consumers and the enterprise at CTIA Wireless IT &amp; Entertainment 2004, Oct. 25-27 in booth 638 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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The merger between Sprint and Nextel is not only a boon for the two cell phone companies but also for San Diego wireless giant Qualcomm.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved  Cingular Wireless' $41 billion cash acquisition of AT&T  Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N, clearing the last big hurdle  for the deal.
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Cingular Wireless said on Friday it struck a deal to sell some assets to Alltel Corp.  for &#36;170 million in cash, a move that will help it meet the government's divestiture requirements stemming from its purchase of AT&T Wireless.
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Qualcomm said yesterday that it would pay $170 million to acquire Iridigm Display Corp., a small company that has patented technology used in screens on wireless devices.
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Broadcom Corp and Verizon Wireless  said on Thursday they had reached a licensing deal to allow  Verizon to continue to import and sell mobile phones that are  the subject of a patent dispute with Qualcomm.
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Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs said on Thursday that talks with Nokia  on renewing a technology license may be helped by AT&T Inc.'s  decision to use Qualcomm's mobile television technology.
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Cingular Wireless LLC began offering a multimedia messaging service on Tuesday that is compatible with that of its future unit, AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Qualcomm is betting on its Code Division Multiple Access cellular technology.
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InfoWorld - The biggest U.S. cellular company, AT&amp;T&#39;s Cingular division, will launch mobile TV using Qualcomm&#39;s MediaFLO technology later this year.
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Over-the-air fixes for cell phones comes to Qualcomm's CDMA.
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LONDON - Qualcomm Inc. has bought Trigenix, a British startup specializing in software that lets mobile network operators adjust the menus on handsets, for $36 million in cash.
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Cingular is making over AT&amp;T Wireless Stores with new signage, but the changes are more than just window dressing. Thanks to spectrum gained in the $41 billion acquisition, Cingular said it will build a third