MobiTV Collaborates with Jabil to Develop HDMI Dongle
True TV Everywhere Solution Enables Wireless Operators to Break Down Barriers to the Home
Emeryville, Calif.—Feb. 24, 2014 —MobiTV, a global leader in enabling delivery of live and on-demand TV everywhere, today announced a strategic collaboration with Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) to bring wireless operators new opportunities for swift and cost-effective expansion into the home viewing ecosystem. Together, the companies have developed MobiTV’s white-label HDMI dongle that can be branded and deployed by wireless operators to deliver a turnkey in-home TV everywhere experience to their existing customers or as a value-add offering to entice new customers. The partnership leverages Jabil’s powerful manufacturing and distribution capabilities with MobiTV’s Connected Media Platform to bring the solution to market quickly.
“The HDMI dongle is the first, comprehensive, customizable, full-service offering to provide wireless operators with a low-barrier-to-entry option for reaching consumers on any screen with an HDMI-compatible port,” said Charlie Nooney, CEO at MobiTV. “Collaborating with Jabil on the hardware side has enabled MobiTV to create and quickly deliver a complete, integrated solution that gives wireless operators the ability to attack the connected home by leveraging their strengths: mobile devices, networks, and valuable customer media services.”
The HDMI dongle helps wireless operators increase subscribers and average revenue per user (ARPU) by opening untapped revenue channels in the connected home. The device creates an opportunity for operators to leverage their branding, retail, and marketing presence, wireless networks and multiservice product bundles for immediate in-home deployment without requiring significant new operational investment. Additionally, the dongle will provide operators with a compelling solution for enhancing the in-home viewing experience by optimizing the growing use of the second screen, as tablets and smartphones become the key to discovery, navigation, and remote control for the big screen TV. Because the HDMI dongle will be operator-branded, they can seamlessly integrate the dongle into current product offerings and provide a more personalized multiscreen experience to customers.
“The collaboration with MobiTV marks a significant step in the proliferation of TV Everywhere services,”
said Keith Cochran, Vice President, Digital Home, Jabil Circuit, Inc. “Our global manufacturing leadership combined with MobiTV’s expertise in content delivery and software development has enabled us to efficiently and quickly bring an HDMI dongle solution to market giving MobiTV customers a cost-effective and turnkey option for diversifying their TV Everywhere product and service offerings.”
To learn more about the white-labeled MobiTV® Connect and other technical enhancements to MobiTV’s cloud-based true TV everywhere solution, please visit www.mobitv.com.
About MobiTV
MobiTV is a global leader in delivering live and on-demand video to any screen, connecting media reliably and securely anytime, anywhere, on any device. The company’s end-to-end platform delivers a true TV everywhere experience that helps service providers reduce time to market and control costs associated with the deployment and operation of high concurrency, multiple platform services. MobiTV’s connected media solutions solve the complexity of delivering video across networks, operating systems and devices while managing associated rights. The company efficiently optimizes for network conditions to deliver multiscreen media services that center on empowering the viewer. MobiTV’s connected media solutions are tailored for IPTV and broadband/DSL providers as well as mobile TV and over-the-top customers including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon among others.
About Jabil
Jabil is an electronic product solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing and aftermarket product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Offering complete product supply chain management from facilities in 31 countries, Jabil provides comprehensive, individualized-focused solutions to customers in a broad range of industries. Jabil common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, “JBL”. Further information is available on Jabil’s website: jabil.com.
