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Samsung, KT Freetel among those joining Qualcomm’s FLO Forum

FREMONT, Calif.-The FLO Forum, a four-month-old association formed to advance mobile TV technology, said nine new companies have joined its ranks.The new members are South Korea's EBS, KT Freetel, MSYS and Samsung Electronics; U.S.-based Ktech Telecom and Newport Media; Rohde & Schwarz from Germany;...

Cingular selects RealNetworks platform for W-CDMA wireless TV service launch

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new Helix OnlineTV solution will enable Cingular to offer its third-generation subscribers personal interactive TV on their mobile devices.RealNetworks' deal with...

Cingular selects RealNetworks platform for W-CDMA wireless TV service

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new Helix OnlineTV solution will enable Cingular to offer its third-generation subscribers personal interactive TV on their mobile devices. RealNetworks' deal...

FLO Forum aims for standardization, adoption

FREMONT, Calif.-A new non-profit industry association, The FLO Forum, was announced by its members and headed by Qualcomm Inc. Amoi, BBEF, Harris Corp., Huawei, Korea Telecom, Kyocera, LG Electronics, LG Telecom, MediaFLO USA Inc., Pantech & Curitel, Qualcomm, Roundbox, Sanyo, Sharp Corp. and ZTE...

Qualcomm, Crown Castle separately aim to advance mobile television in U.S.

NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO technology, the air interface specification for the forward link only technology. FLO is...

Qualcomm, Crown Castle aim to advance mobile TV

NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO technology, the air interface specification for the forward link only technology.FLO is designed...

Turning on, tuning in to TV: 4 protocols in hunt to be standard

The world's two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for portable, two-way interactions, technology companies the world over are scurrying to build devices that...

Qualcomm announces products, acquisition

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has introduced two products that will increase the capacity and reduce the cost of simultaneously delivering video, audio and other content to large numbers of users. The first product is the Platinum Multicast for CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO and...