Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Joung-Sub Shin

Wan-Jin Choi

Ju-hyung Lee

Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal including a separate antenna for receiving multimedia public broadcasting signals. The mobile communication terminal has a sender/receiver antenna, a diversity antenna for performing a diversity function, a diplexer connected to the sender/receiver antenna for outputting signals from the sender/receiver antenna, a satellite antenna detachably mounted on the mobile communication terminal for receiving multimedia public broadcasting signals or satellite broadcasting signals. A receiving/transmitting signal processing section is provided for processing signals transmitted from the sender/receiver antenna, the diversity antenna and the satellite antenna. A switch section is positioned between the diversity antenna and the receiving/transmitting signal processing section to connect the diversity antenna to the receiving/transmitting signal processing section when the satellite antenna is not installed on the mobile communication terminal and to connect the satellite antenna to the receiving/transmitting signal processing section when the satellite antenna is installed on the mobile communication terminal.

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Seongnam-si, South Korea

Joung-Sub Shin