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DiBcom and Atelier partner to bring Mobile TV to Symbian and Series 60 smartphones
October 20, 2005;
Highly integrated DVB-H hardware and software solutions for Symbian OS

DiBcom, the specialist in mobile TV front-end solutions and Atelier the provider of telephony integration solutions for smartphones today announced they are partnering to bring advanced hardware and software DVB-H solutions for the creation of Mobile TV-enabled Symbian and Series 60-based mobile phones.

"We selected Atelier for their market proven expertise in Symbian OS telephony technologies and integration services, and track record with Symbian and Series 60 handset manufacturers", said Khaled Maalej, CTO of DiBcom, "and we plan to build on Atelier's strong presence in the Series 60 and Symbian ecosystem to provide our customers with a rapid integration path of our high performance DVB-H chips into their next generation handsets".

The companies are joining forces to ease integration of DiBcom's mobile broadcast digital TV chipset into Symbian-based smartphones and reference designs by providing handset manufacturers, semiconductor vendors and original design manufacturers worldwide with hardware, driver and middleware software as well as Mobile TV integration services for Symbian OS-based smartphones.

"DiBcom is the clear market leader in DVB-H hardware and through this partnership, Atelier extends its Symbian telephony product portfolio and integration services offering targeting cellular chipsets to the Mobile TV chipset space", said Marc Menschenfreund, CEO of Atelier, "DiBcom and Atelier perfectly complement each other to bring innovative Mobile TV solutions to Symbian handsets".

For more information, please visit www.dibcom.net or www.atelier.tm.

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