DiBcom to offer Digital Mobile TV to Garmin

DiBcom, the leading provider of Mobile TV solutions is proud to announce that its technology is now being integrated into the nüvi 900T, one of Garmin’s top-of-the-line personal navigation devices (PNDs).

The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin designs and manufactures a wide range of innovative communication and navigation products. In the nüvi series, the nüvi 900T represents the ultimate multimedia navigator, providing advanced navigation options with the additional benefit of receiving DVB-H Mobile TV. Users of the device can switch on to high-quality digital broadcasts to watch their preferred programmes, thanks to the integration of DiBcom DVB-H technology. 

In addition to providing Mobile TV technology for cars, notebooks, mobile phones and handheld devices, DiBcom is first to offer reliable TV reception for portable GPS navigators. With its expertise, the company sets itself apart in being the only supplier whose technology enables reliable digital TV reception, even at high speeds, and in countries with either DVB-T or DVB-H standards, regardless of coding parameters. DiBcom’s complete Mobile TV solutions are widely proven and deployed throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia.

“Our collaboration represents the convergence of high performance technologies, providing users a reliable navigation support together with the entertainment of Mobile TV,” said Yannick Lévy, CEO DiBcom. “The recent endorsement of DVB-H by the EU and the expected deployment of this standard in several European countries are very exciting developments for us. As more devices and terminals become available with Mobile TV, consumers will have more value added options to choose from,” he added.

The nüvi 900T will be available in Italy during Q3 2008.

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more information on the Nuvi, please visit the Garmin website at http://www.garmin.com/  or contact their press department below.

  

About DiBcom

DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance chipsets, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception everywhere and at speeds exceeding 200 km/h. The company’s solutions are used in automotive, PC/peripheral, mobile phones and other handheld devices. DiBcom has extensive experience solving real-world mobile digital terrestrial television (DTT) reception problems and has overcome the main technological barriers to high-quality service. The company has developed a number of patented algorithms and architectures for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-SH, T-DMB and ISDB-T.