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[Broadcom News Releases] Broadcom Expands Its Hybrid IP Set-Top Box Family with the ...: class CPU, high-speed 2D graphics processor, a very flexible data transport processor, an MPEG-4/VC-1/MPEG-2/AVS-compliant video decoder, a programmable audio decoder, six video digital-to-analog converters (DACs), stereo high fidelity DACs, HDMIv.1.3/HDCP1.2 support, a Fast Ethernet port with an integrated physical layer (PHY) device, dual USB 2.0 ports, a PCI 2.3 expansion bus, a high-speed 32-bit DDR2 800MHz memory controller and a peripheral control unit that provides a variety of set-top box input/output (I/O) control functions.

[IPTV News] IPTV Wireless STB: Therefore, there is a strong market demand for a hybrid IP-STB that not only can view IPTV services, but also can receive, decode, and display terrestrial DTV video content. Foreseeing this growing market demands, the Pisces®111 IP-STB integrates DVB-T, DVB-C, or DVB-S2 tuner for receiving digital video signal.

[IPTV News at IPTV Watch] Alpha Networks launches new generation IP-STB: Alpha’s IP-STB uses a dual-core SoC hardware platform and supports high performance 64-bit DDRII memory and extensive video/audio decoding capability, including HD/SD H.264/AVC, HD/SD AVS, VC-1, HD/SD MPEG-2, DivX3/4/5/6, AAC, Dolby, MP3, and WMA.

[India Server - News] Broadcom Launches Hybrid IP STB: Broadcom's Broadband Communications SVP and GM Dan Marotta said that, the IP STB family product enables telecommunications providers to tailor a wide range of services with Broadcom-enabled IPTV platforms. The company believes this would enable manufacturers to deliver targeted IP STB solutions in a market that has a diverse set of requirements, he added.

[MaldivianDigital® :: Forum] ADB celebrates 1.5 milllion IPTV decoders - MaldivianDigital® :: Forum: Advanced Digital Broadcast, a leading supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, announced that it has shipped over 1.5 million IPTV set-top boxes, making ADB one of the top IPTV suppliers in the world. ADB will demonstrate at the IPTV World Forum (Stand 190) its latest range of Advanced Video Coding and High Definition (HD) set-top boxes, providing a complete product portfolio for IPTV operators.

[EEIOL] STB ICs feature power-saving modes: An Ethernet interface is also integrated, enabling manufacturers to build hybrid STBs on the same platform. There is also an integrated audio sub-system providing .

[nab365 News - All Stories] News - STMicroelectronics Launches Single-Chip Set-Top Box ICs: An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange.

[TSQUERY] TSQUERY » Local Pc: An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today’s convergence markets. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange.

[ABI Research - Telematics Industry Blog Feed] IP Video Set-Top Boxes Market Research Report from ABI Research: MARKET AND BUSINESS-MODEL ISSUES 2.1 Telecom-Operator Strategies for Delivering Video 2.1.1 True IPTV 2.1.2 RF Overlay 2.1.3 Other Hybrid Networks 2.2 Differentiating Service from the Competition 2.2.1 Pricing 2.2.2 Consumer Relations and Service 2.2.3 Dynamic Video Interactivity 2.2.4 Local Programming and Services 2.2.5 Voice and Data Integration 2.2.6 Remote Service Management 2.2.7 Interactive Advertising 2.3 Regulatory Restrictions on IPTV and Solutions 2.3.1 Video Hurdles 2.3.1.1 Broadcast Restrictions 2.3.1.2 Franchising 2.3.2 Hybrid Network Solutions 2.4 Home Networking Issues 2.4.1 Number of TVs 2.4.2 Evolution of Digital TVs 2.4.3 Video Servers and Residential Gateways 2.4.4 Home-Network Routing Technologies 2.5 IP STB Contracts and Operator-Vendor Relationships 2.5.1 Asia-Pacific Relationships 2.5.2 North America Relationships 2.5.3 Western Europe Relationships 2.5.4 Eastern Europe Relationships 2.6 IP STB Vendor Market Share

[Doctor Decibel & Friends] Doctor Decibel & Friends » Technology Showcase: Video Over IP: The company’s report, titled “U.S. Fibre-based Broadcast Video Transport Services Market” and released in March 2008, stated: “Never before have the terrestrial networks been in as much demand for transporting broadcast video content as they are now, which is largely due to the emergence of Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) backbones and next-generation transport technologies such as the Ethernet. The U.S. broadcast-video transport services market generated revenues worth over $200 million in the year 2007, and the market revenues are expected to exceed $600 million in 2012.”

[BBC Blog Network] BBCi Labs: Could not one shove a web-browser in the set-top-box (much in the manner that WebTV did a mere 12 years ago), rather than having people having to learn another markup language. I know people like to learn new languages (extra marks if they are as bizarre as MHEG-5 - as in 'free the') but this seems a tragic waste of human ingenuity to me.

[EDA Blog] STi7111 HD Set-Top-Box Decoder ~ EDA Blog: The STi7111 is designed to significantly reduce the energy consumption of the target STB. ST’s power management system monitors the activity of the STi7111 and dynamically configures the system clocks to run at radically reduced rates to minimise energy consumption while maintaining system performance.

The IP Development Network Blog: BTW,the BBC have been running AVC multicast trials for a very long time now in the UK , but most of us cant actually trial it because most UK ISP's dont have multicasting turned on and thats a crying shame, a MC tunnel will solve that if you can find the end connection or someone started a MC server on the BBC MC network that you could connect too.

[EDA Geek] STMicroelectronics Unveils STi7111 HD Set-Top-Box Decoder ~ EDA Geek: Built upon the proven decoding engine used in the successful STi7100 series of devices, the STi7111 supports H.264, VC1, MPEG-2 and numerous other video standards and includes circuitry to demodulate both DVB-S and DVB-S2 signals based on the STV0900 standalone product. This provides customers with a considerable board-space and cost saving as the demodulation function has previously been performed by an external device.

[[itvt] Bloggit] ADB in Deals with Yes, Telefonica, T-Com Innovation, Grundig « itvt: Israeli satellite TV operator, Yes, has selected the company’s ADB-7820S set-top box for its launch of HD services, which is slated to take place later this year. The companies have a longstanding relationship that has seen Yes use ADB equipment for the past five years or so: "ADB has supported Yes in supplying state-of-the-art digital television equipment for over five years, and having worked closely to launch a significant number of set-top boxes into the market, we believe that these new units will enable Yes to successfully develop its digital satellite television business, accessing revenues afforded by premium quality services such as high definition and video-on-demand,"

[EDA Geek] ATEME Completes MPEG-4 Interoperability Tests with Sunniwell ~ EDA ...: Sunniwell products include IP-based, DVB/IP hybrid set-top boxes for residential, hospitality and corporate use, and are used by telcos, broadcast TV operators and Internet service providers to deliver interactive, on-demand, triple-play services. Sunniwell’s product lines, the S-box family, provide a unique combination of high quality, compatibility, high performance and cost-effectiveness.

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