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Bangalore, 9th Oct, 2006 - Tata Elxsi, the embedded Product Design arm of the Tata Group
and DiBcom, the pioneers and world leaders in the Mobile TV chipsets, have announced a
partnership to help their customers in realizing innovative mobile TV Products with faster time to
market.
Tata Elxsi has developed a full DVB-H stack, compliant with the DVB-CBMS specifications. The
software is OS agnostic and independent of the base band processing sublayer. It features an
intuitive API layer, allowing easy and quick integration with various multimedia engines, decoders
and applications, while a seamless abstraction layer provides for integration with different CA
modules.
The software stack has been fully integrated with DiBcom’s DiB7000 Chipset, the world’s first
chip capable of de-modulating both Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H) and Digital
Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB-T) transmissions.
Coupled with a rich portfolio of IP such as IPTV and STB middleware, media player framework,
audio / video codecs such as H.264 and MPEG4, and proven product design expertise, Tata Elxsi
provides a one-stop solution for product companies wanting to develop innovative DVB-H based
products and solutions based on DiBcom chipsets, getting them to market faster, without having
to deal with multiple IP vendors.
At IBC 2006 - Amsterdam, Tata Elxsi featured a unique product reference solution, the
HandyDVR – a portable mobile TV DVR based on DiBcom’s DIB7000 digital TV chip. The
HandyDVR is a small form factor device that can connect via USB to enable mobile TV reception
on laptops. It provides unique features such as a PVR with ESG for scheduled recording even in a
stand-alone mode, and one channel recording and one channel play while connected to the
laptop. This incorporates the DiBcom’s DVB-H chipset and Tata Elxsi's scalable and portable DVBCBMS
compliant stack, providing a very compact, low-power reference design. Featuring the
Tata Elxsi DVB-H stack, it has been tested and its good performance for reception assessed at
the premises of TDF, France and undergone extensive and successful field trials including in-car
reception, in multiple cities across Europe including Berlin and Paris.
“At Tata Elxsi, we understand manufacturers’ needs for deploying products quickly to meet the
demands of emerging markets, like mobile TV. DiBcom is a pioneer and world leader in the
mobile TV space, with their chipsets enabling a wide variety of portable products. Tata Elxsi’s
DVB-H software is fully integrated with DiBcom chipsets, and with the scale and expertise of Tata
Elxsi’s product engineering team, we are uniquely positioned as a reliable partner for Mobile TV
related development for applications in Consumer, Enterprise and Automotive markets” said Mr.
Madhukar Dev, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Elxsi Limited.
“Our collaboration with Tata Elxsi, based on our first generation of DVB-H chips, allowed us to
demonstrate the usability of DVB-H technology and applications outside the handset world. This
first success will encourage the two companies to increase their collaboration around mobile TV
projects. Using the new DiBcom DIB 7070 Single chip, containing 3 bands tuner combined with a
demodulator, will allow this collaboration to move to a higher level. The DIB 7070 is the world’s
first “proven performance” and full “MBRAI” compliant single chip solution” said Mr. Yannick
Levy, CEO of DiBcom, who adds “This first partnership strengthens our engagement to support
and to collaborate with one of key companies in India, to open DVB-H to this huge and global
market”.
About DiBcom
DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company that designs highperformance
chipsets, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception everywhere
and at speeds exceeding 130 mph. The company’s solutions are used in automotive,
PC/peripheral and handheld device applications. DiBcom has extensive experience solving realworld
mobile digital terrestrial television (DTT) reception problems and has overcome the main
technological barriers to high-quality service. The company has developed patented algorithms
and architecture for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler compensation. Its
chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T and
DVB-H.
For more information, please visit www.DiBcom.com.
Media Contact
For further information please get in touch with:
Tata Elxsi Limited
Nitin Pai
Ph: 080 22979123
Email: nitinpai@tataelxsi.co.in
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