Broadcom Corp.’s reported exit from the markets for television video processing chips illustrates the increasingly intense state of competition in this area, as Asian suppliers drive the established Western suppliers out of the business, according to the IHS iSuppli Digital TV & Set-top Box Semiconductor Market Tracker from information and analysis provider IHS. A […]
A new report on UK cable operator Virgin Media’s prospects (from investment bankers Morgan Stanley) says that TiVo’s functionality will make life very hard for YouView or BSkyB. Virgin’s senior staffers say that their TiVo box, now rolling out to its customer base, will beat to the punch the UK’s digital terrestrial service YouView and […]
Pace has announced the launch of its Helium Unified Gateway Software for broadband network providers. Helium enables operators to manage their services through any gateway or next generation smartbox system, regardless of vendor, and provides advanced home networking services to the consumer in a simple, operator-defined environment. Helium, a new addition to Pace’s Elements platform, […]
Taiwanese chip designer Via is suing Apple over infringed patents. Via said the disputed functions were used in Apple TV, the iPod, iPad and iPhone and the software they run on. The patents involve the ways chips in these products use, transfer and manipulate data. The legal action is believed to be connected to an […]
According to research firm In-Stat, as a whole, the set-top box market can be categorised as a mature one. That is to say, it has reached a state of equilibrium or at least the absence of significant growth. That’s not to say, however, that there aren’t segments of the business that are innovating and growing […]
The first example of the set-top box to be sold by alternative pay-TV provider REAL Digital made an unheralded appearance in a quiet corner of the IBC show floor. David Henry, Managing Director of REAL Digital, had anticipated a September 1 launch, but middleware problems meant that target was missed. Nevertheless, Korean STB manufacturer Digital […]
EchoStar Europe that it has launched a new universal IP set-top box (STB). Amongst many software options, the HDX-200 supports the Android operating system OS and also ships with secure processor technology ensuring that content and services can be delivered securely. The unit provides the interface between the Internet or IP network and a consumer’s […]
Wyplay, one of the world leaders in innovative software solutions for TV-centric operators, has been selected by Belgacom to provide its next generation client software for IP-STB. With over 1 million IPTV subscribers, Belgacom is the leading quadruple-play telecom operator in Belgium and one of Europe’s most recognized IPTV operators for its successful market entry […]
Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its second quarter 2011 (2Q11) Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT STBs and Subscribers market share and forecast report. “The overall set-top box market held steady in the second quarter of 2011, with pockets of growth evident in all regions, particularly Central and Latin America. Pure IP STBs remain a […]
Cryptography Research, a division of Rambus, has announced that Trident Microsystems, a provider of set-top box (STB) and TV semiconductor solutions, has integrated CRI’s CryptoFirewall security technology into Trident’s new TSC100 family of STB System on Chip (SoCs). The advanced security measures provide a hardware foundation for conditional access and rights management systems in set […]