Softier Inc. announced the availability of Wave-300, an H.264 IP set-top box for IPTV.
Softier's Wave-300 supports next generation video formats including H.264, MPEG-4, and Windows Media Video 9 (VC-1) as well as MPEG-2 for backward compatibility. The Wave-300 is powered by Texas Instruments' DSP-based DM64x generation of digital media processors, and runs on a Linux operating system.
The Wave 300 lets operators easily expand services after initial deployment by using the set-top-box's remote boot capabilities to add software components and applications. The Wave-300 IP STB can also be remotely upgraded without causing any interruption to ongoing services.
Key features include:
- H.264 MP@L3 D1 resolution up to 2 Mbps
- MPEG-2 MP@L3 D1 resolution up to 10 Mbps
- Windows Media 9 MP@ML up to 8 Mbps
- AAC (MP4), MP1 layer 1&2, WMA audio and AC3
- IGMP support for multicast services, RTSP for interactive video on demand services
- Softier's JSTB (Java Script for IP STB) and embedded browser for easy integration with leading middleware packages
- USB 2.0 for external storage attachment
- Remote Boot and Upgrade capability
- Embedded Web-based user configuration and SNMP-based device management
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