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DiBcom, a world-leading fabless semiconductor company for mobile TV solutions, welcomes the integration of its advanced DIB9080-H chipset with built-in tuner and demodulator into Huawei’s new E510 HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) data card.
The Huawei E510 is the first UMTS data card for PCs and notebooks that also offers mobile TV reception via DVB-T throughout Europe and parts of Asia. The E510 also supports the full range of wireless transmission standards, from GSM, GPRS, and EDGE (900/1800/1900MHz) to HSPA and UMTS (2100/900MHz). The data card is based on a 3.5G HSPA modem that enables very high data transfer rates (7.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA). It thus combines the advantages of mobile communication and broadband services and meets the requirements of high-speed internet. The E510 supports Windows XP/Vista via plug-and-play.
Mobile TV reception with the E510 is made possible by DiBcom’s built-in, high-performance, low-power DIB9080-H chipset. The DIB9080-H chipset comprises both a tri-band RF tuner and a demodulator. The very small chipset also supports both DVB-T and DVB-H, making it ideal for Huawei, the world’s leading mobile communications equipment provider.
DiBcom’s high-performance mobile TV technology combined with Huawei’s innovative HSPA solution offers mobile operators a value-added data card that enables them to extend their reach beyond mobile phones to PCs.
The E510 is the first combined HSPA/DVB-T card that not only allows users to access more extensive broadband services, but also provides free-to-air TV reception.
Yannick Lévy, CEO of DiBcom, explains: “We are very proud that Huawei, one of the leading providers of wireless solutions, chose our technology when designing a product that combines TV reception, 3.5G mobile communication, and media streaming. It is a fine example of successful collaboration that enables end users to use mobile broadband and broadcasting whenever and wherever they want. This marks another success for DVB-T television in the PC world.”
