SUNNYVALE, California and SHENZHEN, China, July 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Telegent's mobile TV solution enables consumers to receive all local 
broadcast channels no matter where they are

Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its
high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, today announced that it has
been selected by SHENZHEN ZTE MOBILE TELECOM CO. LTD., a leading global
provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, to provide
its free-to-air mobile TV solution for selected ZTE mobile handsets sold
worldwide. Under the agreement, Telegent will be the exclusive supplier for
the free-to-air mobile TV feature for a period of two years.

"Operators worldwide view free-to-air mobile TV as a way to differentiate
their service offerings and attract and retain subscribers," said GSM
department head of ZTE MOBILE TELECOM Corporation. "We selected Telegent to
power the mobile TV feature in ZTE's handsets because of Telegent's proven
performance in the global marketplace."

Solution enables consumers worldwide to receive local TV broadcasts

Telegent's mobile TV solution enables consumers to receive all local
broadcast channels no matter where they are, providing consumers with a
compelling, free and easy-to-use method of watching the same news, sports and
other programming that they receive on their TV sets at home. For operators,
free-to-air TV handsets provide access to the most popular content without
requiring any investment in new standards, infrastructure or programming.
Telegent's solutions are currently available in more than 80 handset models
worldwide sold in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

"The TV feature is experiencing rapid adoption in the handset market,
particularly in countries where television is the primary source of news and
information," said Weijie Yun, president and chief executive officer of
Telegent Systems. "Our alliance with ZTE MOBILE TELECOM brings together
best-of-breed mobile TV technology with a world-class telecommunications
leader and allows both of our organizations to capitalize on this
phenomenon."

About Telegent Systems

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

About ZTE MOBILE TELECOM CO., LTD.

ZTE MOBILE TELECOM is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZTE Corp, a leading
global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The
company has provided its products and services to 135 countries and regions,
serving major telecoms operators around the world. ZTE commits around 10% of
annual revenues to research and development and takes a leading role in a
wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. It
is the fastest growing telecommunications equipment company in the world, and
is China's largest listed telecommunications manufacturer with shares
publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. For more
information, please visit http://www.zte.com.cn.

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