SkyCross Expands Mobile Video Antenna Line With T-DMB And DVB-H Antenna Technology

Viera, FL -- SkyCross announced the expansion of its mobile video product family. SkyCross is a supplier of mobile video antennas for the satellite - digital multimedia broadcasting (S-DMB) service in South Korea and is now applying this field experience to provide antennas for terrestrial services, including T-DMB and digital video broadcasting - handheld (DVB-H). This announcement comes on the heels of a recent mobile video collaboration with Intel to further develop mobile video applications together with selected voice and data initiatives.

This expansion of the SkyCross mobile video antenna product family to terrestrial networks supports the expanding rollout in South Korea, the introduction of T-DMB and DVB-H in China, as well as DVB-H trials in Europe and in other parts of the world. SkyCross already provides internal antennas that support terrestrial back-up links for satellite video. This offering is now being extended to include external, retractable, detachable, as well as internal, terrestrial antenna designs. In addition to these stand-alone mobile video antennas, SkyCross also offers multi-mode internal antennas that couple CDMA and/or GSM with mobile video capabilities.

The mobile video terrestrial frequency bands operate as low as 180 MHz on some networks. This is lower than voice standards, which start at the 850 MHz band. The low frequency specifications for terrestrial mobile video physically demand a larger antenna. SkyCross is able to engineer these antennas smaller with equivalent performance and has developed fully embedded solutions even at the lowest frequency bands.

The SkyCross product family extension supports the mobile video standards in a variety of applications including handsets, PC cards, notebook computers, and UMCPs (Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers). SkyCross is flexible in the engineering of its antennas, accommodating the allotted space and other components in these various devices. The results are antennas that meet the demands of manufacturers and enable reception of the broadcast video signals.

"SkyCross continues to exhibit technology leadership in the mobile video arena," said Dr. Chris Morton, CEO of SkyCross. "We support all relevant next-generation technology, network architectures and devices with antennas that offer superior performance in the smallest possible size. Our antennas facilitate the design of sleek devices while enabling a positive user experience."

SOURCE: SkyCross