Leading Operators Throughout Latin America Bringing Free-To-Air TV to Consumers With Telegent-Enabled TV Handsets

SUNNYVALE, California -

- Claro Argentina launches the first TV phone that allows consumers to follow soccer matches and other favorite programs without additional cost

Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its high-performance, single-chip mobile TV solutions, today announced accelerating adoption by leading operators throughout Latin America of mobile phones with a free-to-air TV feature enabled by Telegent.

Since December of last year, subsidiaries of America Movil and Telefonica that are the leading operators in their country - including Telcel in Mexico, Claro Argentina, COMCEL Colombia, and Movistar in Mexico and Peru - have deployed multiple models of Telegent-enabled TV handsets that allow consumers to receive live, free-to-air broadcast TV programs - without additional cost.

“We are always seeking new innovations for our customers. As the official sponsor of our national soccer team, the phone with free-to-air TV that we have launched enables our customers to view our team’s matches in the preparation for South Africa 2010,” said Fernando del Rio, business director of Claro.

Free-to-air TV phones provide an additional benefit to operators - because the phones leverage the existing broadcast ecosystem and TV content, operators are able to deliver the TV feature to customers without a significant financial investment in infrastructure and content licensing, and customers are able to access TV on their mobile without having to pay more for a service.

“A significant market exists for consumers who want the familiar TV content and broadcast delivery available on free-to-air TV handsets,” said Anna Maxbauer, market analyst with IMS Research. “IMS estimates market demand for analog TV handsets at more than 150 million units in 2013.”

About Telegent Systems, Inc.

Telegent Systems is a leading fabless CMOS semiconductor company providing high performance, single-chip solutions enabling free-to-air and subscription mobile TV in mobile handsets, laptops and netbooks, and other portable devices. Telegent’s solutions make television mobile, delivering both analogue and digital broadcast reception with unparalleled sensitivity and picture quality in mobile and portable environments, ultra-low power consumption and the highest integration simplifying device design and manufacture. For more information, visit www.telegent.com.

Source: Telegent Systems USA, Inc.

Diana Jovin, VP Corporate Marketing, Telegent Systems, +1-408-990-7092, djovin at telegent.com