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Thursday, September 6, 2007
AT&T Appoints Head for EMEA
AT&T appointed Tom Regent as the new head of its business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Regent most recently was global marketing vice president for AT&T's global operations. Based in London, Regent will report to John Finnegan, senior vice president of AT&T Global Sales.
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Nokia Siemens Networks and Intel Demo Digital Home Networking
Nokia Siemens Networks and Intel are cooperating on Digital Home Networking for IPTV. Both companies support the use of UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) and DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards for Home Networking.
Nokia Siemens Networks' end-to-end IPTV solution uses its field-proven, leading middleware as well as best-of-breed components for encryption/content protection, content server, TV headend and set-top box.
PCs based on Intel Viiv Processor Technology are built with Intel's high performance dual-core and quad-core processors, chipsets, networking silicon and special software. These PCs are complemented by online entertainment services and applications that have been verified to work with the Intel Viiv Technology -- enabling consumers to access and share content.
The new Digital Home Networking features of Nokia Siemens Networks' IPTV solution enable users to share their favorite content from their private PCs with all the TV sets in the household via the set-top box.
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
Nokia Siemens Networks' end-to-end IPTV solution uses its field-proven, leading middleware as well as best-of-breed components for encryption/content protection, content server, TV headend and set-top box.
PCs based on Intel Viiv Processor Technology are built with Intel's high performance dual-core and quad-core processors, chipsets, networking silicon and special software. These PCs are complemented by online entertainment services and applications that have been verified to work with the Intel Viiv Technology -- enabling consumers to access and share content.
The new Digital Home Networking features of Nokia Siemens Networks' IPTV solution enable users to share their favorite content from their private PCs with all the TV sets in the household via the set-top box.
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
Raza Partners with Newport Media, Softronix, DiBcom for Mobile TV
Raza Microelectronics has added Newport Media and Softronix Corporation to its MIPS-Based eco-system, the RMI Partner Alliance (RPA). This hardware and software combination adds the necessary components, when combined with an RMI Alchemy Au1250, to power mobile devices providing full MobileTV functionality, including DVB-T/H, DMB, and ISDB-T.
Newport Media is a fabless semiconductor company that supplies innovative products to the mobile broadcast media market. The company's Sundance Series SOC solution uses proprietary circuit technology and advanced system architectures, providing a complete receiver platform supporting a wide variety of emerging MobileTV standards.
Softronix brings a DTV software solution supporting major DTV standards worldwide. The Softronix software package enables TV applications on RMI Alchemy powered mobile devices. In addition to their TV application software, Softronix's underlying value is in embedded DTV middleware for handheld devices, including PDA, PMP and PND products.
Separately, Raza Microelectronics announced the addition of DiBcom to its MIPS-Based eco-system, the RMI Partner Alliance (RPA). DiBcom designs highly integrated chipsets for enabling low-power mobile and portable TV reception. The company's solutions are used in automotive, portable LCD TV, PC, mobile phones and other handheld device applications.
http://www.RazaMicro.com
Newport Media is a fabless semiconductor company that supplies innovative products to the mobile broadcast media market. The company's Sundance Series SOC solution uses proprietary circuit technology and advanced system architectures, providing a complete receiver platform supporting a wide variety of emerging MobileTV standards.
Softronix brings a DTV software solution supporting major DTV standards worldwide. The Softronix software package enables TV applications on RMI Alchemy powered mobile devices. In addition to their TV application software, Softronix's underlying value is in embedded DTV middleware for handheld devices, including PDA, PMP and PND products.
Separately, Raza Microelectronics announced the addition of DiBcom to its MIPS-Based eco-system, the RMI Partner Alliance (RPA). DiBcom designs highly integrated chipsets for enabling low-power mobile and portable TV reception. The company's solutions are used in automotive, portable LCD TV, PC, mobile phones and other handheld device applications.
http://www.RazaMicro.com
Pace Unveils WiMAX Bridging 802.16e and 802.11n
Pace Micro Technology demonstrated a home networking solution that combines 802.16 WAN delivery with 802.11n distribution in the home.
The demonstration consists of a server unit in the home, which connects wirelessly to an external WiMAX base station using Pace's "Connections Suite software" -- which has been entirely developed at Pace. This server unit then delivers broadband content -- either video or data or both -- to clients around the home, including set-top boxes, mobile phones and PCs, using WiFi.
Pace is teaming up with Metalink and Runcom Technologies, the pioneer in OFDMA enabling technologies for Mobile WiMAX to enable this demonstration.
http://www.pacemicro.com
The demonstration consists of a server unit in the home, which connects wirelessly to an external WiMAX base station using Pace's "Connections Suite software" -- which has been entirely developed at Pace. This server unit then delivers broadband content -- either video or data or both -- to clients around the home, including set-top boxes, mobile phones and PCs, using WiFi.
Pace is teaming up with Metalink and Runcom Technologies, the pioneer in OFDMA enabling technologies for Mobile WiMAX to enable this demonstration.
http://www.pacemicro.com
Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Demo Mobile TV in S-Band
Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Electronics are demonstrating live broadcast mobile TV in S-Band using a Samsung SGH-P930 handset.
Users are able to interact with the content of all the 3G/unicast and broadcast mobile TV channels available on the handset. This enables the provisioning of new interactive services offered as a complement to linear mobile TV, such as voting, content downloading or mobile commerce for 3G and broadcast channels.
The demonstration is enabled by the Streamezzo Rich Media engine, ported on the Samsung specific Operating Systems interfaced with Samsung DVB-SH stacks, and integrated with the Alcatel-Lucent's Service Delivery Platform.
The specifications of the DVB-SH standard were approved by the DVB Project on February 14, 2007. The commercial availability of Samsung's DVB-SH models is expected in Q1 2008.
Alcatel-Lucent's Unlimited Mobile TV solution is an end-to-end solution encompassing network infrastructure for DVB-H and DVB-SH (including terrestrial transmitters, antenna systems, satellite and backhauling), network head-end, application platform, unicast/broadcast integration, and professional services like deployment, operation and maintenance. This solution is supported by an ecosystem of partners including major chipsets vendors and terminals manufacturers. Alcatel-Lucent helps mobile TV services providers design, develop, deploy and operate effective mobile TV solutions, optimized specifically for their environment in terms of technologies and spectrums.
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Users are able to interact with the content of all the 3G/unicast and broadcast mobile TV channels available on the handset. This enables the provisioning of new interactive services offered as a complement to linear mobile TV, such as voting, content downloading or mobile commerce for 3G and broadcast channels.
The demonstration is enabled by the Streamezzo Rich Media engine, ported on the Samsung specific Operating Systems interfaced with Samsung DVB-SH stacks, and integrated with the Alcatel-Lucent's Service Delivery Platform.
The specifications of the DVB-SH standard were approved by the DVB Project on February 14, 2007. The commercial availability of Samsung's DVB-SH models is expected in Q1 2008.
Alcatel-Lucent's Unlimited Mobile TV solution is an end-to-end solution encompassing network infrastructure for DVB-H and DVB-SH (including terrestrial transmitters, antenna systems, satellite and backhauling), network head-end, application platform, unicast/broadcast integration, and professional services like deployment, operation and maintenance. This solution is supported by an ecosystem of partners including major chipsets vendors and terminals manufacturers. Alcatel-Lucent helps mobile TV services providers design, develop, deploy and operate effective mobile TV solutions, optimized specifically for their environment in terms of technologies and spectrums.
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Broadcom Announces Next Gen STB Chip
Broadcom announced its next gen system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes (STBs). The new SoC builds on Broadcom's portfolio of HD video compression solutions by utilizing 65 nanometer process technology to significantly reduce bill of materials (BOM) costs and enable higher levels of integration and system performance versus currently available solutions.
The new BCM7405 digital video/audio chip supports the latest in interactive features, a range of video compression standards (i.e. VC-1, WMV9, H.263-H.264, MPEG-4, DIVX) and offers support for digital rights management solutions, including Microsoft DRM10, Secure Video Processor (SVP) technology (a joint venture between NDS and STMicroelectronics) and Marlin JDA (a joint development association formed by Intertrust Technologies, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony Corporation). It provides a 1000 DMIPS dual-core MIPS processor for multi-stream HD networking capabilities, dual SATA-II interfaces and support for digital rights management solution. Additional key features include:
http://www.broadcom.com
The new BCM7405 digital video/audio chip supports the latest in interactive features, a range of video compression standards (i.e. VC-1, WMV9, H.263-H.264, MPEG-4, DIVX) and offers support for digital rights management solutions, including Microsoft DRM10, Secure Video Processor (SVP) technology (a joint venture between NDS and STMicroelectronics) and Marlin JDA (a joint development association formed by Intertrust Technologies, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony Corporation). It provides a 1000 DMIPS dual-core MIPS processor for multi-stream HD networking capabilities, dual SATA-II interfaces and support for digital rights management solution. Additional key features include:
- HD+SD Simultaneous Decode
- Very high performance graphics scaling, blitting and blending
- An extensive set of 65nm analog cores including dual SATA-II ports, Fast Ethernet PHY, triple USB 2.0 ports, HDMI 1.3, integrated video and audio digital-to-analog converters, an RF modulator and a UHF remote control receiver
- PC client usage modes to support PC-oriented content viewing on televisions
- A memory-to-memory DMA security module may be programmed for supporting AES/1DES/3DES/CSS/CPRM/CPPM/DTCP copy protection algorithms/standards
- Standby modes that offer equipment vendors significant flexibility in configuring various low-power standby modes of operation (becoming a more important factor in set-top box design)
- An integrated and highly developed, security processor with device
personalization that provides real-time encryption and decryption for
all content, home network and TV interfaces - Up to 1 GB system memory support, using the latest generation of low-cost DDR2 technology, at up to 800 MHz transfer rates
- Double data rate Media Independent Interface (MII) for support of home networking chipsets
http://www.broadcom.com
Motorola Reaches Milestone: 2 Million IP STBs
Motorola has shipped its two millionth IP set-top box. The milestone was reached just five months after the shipment of its one millionth IP set-top box. The two millionth set-top -- a VIP1510 -- was shipped as part of the provision of 150,000 units to TeliaSonera.
"The television market is fundamentally changing as consumers demand more choice, more control and more interactivity in the way they access TV," said Doug Means, corporate vice president, Motorola Home & Network Mobility. http://www.motorola.com
"The television market is fundamentally changing as consumers demand more choice, more control and more interactivity in the way they access TV," said Doug Means, corporate vice president, Motorola Home & Network Mobility. http://www.motorola.com
Broadcom Adds Bluetooth to STBs
Broadcom unveiled a new platform that combines its Bluetooth wireless solutions with its digital cable and satellite television set-top box (STB) technologies. The goal is to expand traditional STB functionality and make these systems compatible with the vast and growing universe of Bluetooth remote control, audio and handset devices.
Potential benefits of adding Bluetooth to STBs include:
Broadcom's new Bluetooth and set-top box reference design is based on the company's high definition (HD) MPEG-4 reference platforms. It utilizes the BCM740x series of HD MPEG-4 devices in conjunction with Broadcom's BCM2046 Bluetooth solution. The BCM2046 is the industry's first solution to combine Bluetooth 2.1 features, enhanced data rate (EDR) technology and a Class 1 radio frequency transceiver in a single, monolithic chip.
http://www.broadcom.com
Potential benefits of adding Bluetooth to STBs include:
- Enables a cellular network to be used for ordering or recovering orders for pay per view or other services when a land line is not present or not conveniently located near a STB.
- Allows channel changes with the entertainment cabinet door closed, eliminating the need for line-of-sight IR technology.
- Enables wireless headsets and wireless speakers.
- Enables whole house remotes with two-way services
- Enables sound, vibration and motion sensing controllers
- Could be used in user-friendly remotes with displays
- Enables cell phone downloads of pictures for storage or display.
- Enables Bluetooth connections from STBs to landline phone jacks.
- Enables Bluetooth mouse and keyboard connections.
- Enables Bluetooth connections of cell phones, laptops and PDAs to STBs and provides synchronization of calendars, meetings, etc.
Broadcom's new Bluetooth and set-top box reference design is based on the company's high definition (HD) MPEG-4 reference platforms. It utilizes the BCM740x series of HD MPEG-4 devices in conjunction with Broadcom's BCM2046 Bluetooth solution. The BCM2046 is the industry's first solution to combine Bluetooth 2.1 features, enhanced data rate (EDR) technology and a Class 1 radio frequency transceiver in a single, monolithic chip.
http://www.broadcom.com
