Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Telegent Systems powers free-to-air mobile TV in Konka handsets

Konka Utilizes Telegent's TLG1100 to Deliver Live, Familiar Television Programming to Mobile Phones


Barcelona, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, and Konka Group, a leading Chinese manufacturer of mobile phones and television sets, announced that they have teamed to deliver mobile handsets with free-to-air TV.

Konka's handsets are set to ship globally during the second quarter of 2008 and will allow consumers to receive the live, familiar television programming that they normally view at home while they are on the go.

Konka's mobile TV handset feature is powered by the TLG1100, a high-performance single-chip mobile TV receiver from Telegent Systems. The TLG1100 supports NTSC, PAL and worldwide FM broadcast standards and is designed specifically for mobile environments, delivering a high quality picture that remains stable at high speeds of up to 430 km/h. The chip also achieves ultra-low power consumption, enabling multiple hours of continuous viewing time.

"We are impressed with the performance and fast time to market of the free-to-air mobile TV feature," said Hongtao Li, CEO of Konka's Mobile Phone Division. "The picture quality and long battery lifetime provide consumers with a positive viewing experience and allow us to differentiate our handsets and meet consumer demand."

"We have seen strong consumer interest in free-to-air mobile TV around the world, especially in emerging markets," said Weijie Yun, president & CEO of Telegent Systems. "We are delighted to partner with an internationally recognized handset and television brand such as Konka to bring these solutions to market."

About Konka Group

Established in 1980, Konka Group is a consumer electronics enterprise with reliable quality and a high reputation, especially in the fields of TV sets and mobile phones. With three world-class R&D centers in China and one in the USA, Konka is successful in developing a series of next generation electronics and telecommunications products with high market adaptability and competitiveness, including Combo TV, Digital TV, LCDTV, and Plasma screens. Konka has fifteen production lines handling GSM, CDMA, 3G and dual model phones and a full set of advanced facilities covering SMT, plastic injection, tooling, testing and assembly. While increasing its market share domestically, Konka is dedicated to provide top quality products to global customers with prime quality, competitive price and superior service.

For more information, please visit http://www.konka.com

About Telegent Systems, Inc.

Telegent Systems is a leading fabless CMOS semiconductor company providing high performance, single-chip solutions enabling free-to-air and pay-per-view mobile TV in mobile handsets, portable devices and consumer electronics.

Telegent's solutions make television mobile, delivering both analog and digital broadcast reception with unparalleled sensitivity and picture quality in mobile environments, ultra-low power consumption and the highest integration simplifying mobile device design and manufacture. Telegent Systems has its US headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and a subsidiary in China.

For more information, visit http://www.telegent.com

Telegent Systems and the Telegent Systems logo are trademarks of Telegent Systems.

Other company names and trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies.

SOURCE: Telegent Systems; Konka Group
CONTACT: Roberta Silverstein of MediaBridge PR,
+1-408-416-6501,
rsilverstein@mbipr.com,
for Telegent Systems; or
Julie Walsh of Babel PR for Telegent (Europe),
+44-20-7434-5550,
Telegent@babelpr.com; or
Fan Donghua of Overseas Marketing Dep.,
0086-755-26608866-6695,
fandonghua@konka.com,
for Konka
Web site: http://www.telegent.com
http://www.konka.com

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