China (中国) Digital TV News

Kilopass XPM Non-Volatile Memory IP Wins Design in SICMICRO Set-Top Box SoC
Apr 3, 2012 – Kilopass Technology has announced that its XPM (eXtra Permanent Memory) IP is being integrated into a two-way cable TV Set-Top Box System-on-Chip being designed by Beijing's SICMICRO (Chongqing Silian Microelectronics).
News categories: SICMICRO, Kilopass, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

China outstrips France to take top ranking in IPTV
Mar 21, 2012 – IPTV's best quarter ever saw net additions of 3.68 million to finish the year with more than 58.2 million subscribers worldwide. Europe is still the top region but China has outstripped France for the top country spot, according to the Broadband Forum.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Belgium, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Russia, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Sumavision Deploys Broadcom DOCSIS®-based EoC Cable Architecture in China
Mar 20, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Sumavision is deploying its DOCSIS-based Ethernet over Coax (EoC) cable architecture to Chinese cable operators. The Sumavision CC8800 products fully meet China's NGB broadband requirements.
News categories: Broadcom, Sumavision, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Qualcomm Atheros Launches TDMA Software and EoC Return-Path Chipset for Set-Top Boxes
Mar 20, 2012 – Qualcomm Atheros (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced optimized time division multiple access (TDMA) software for Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) applications and Qualcomm Atheros' first entry-level EoC solution, the QCA6411 chipset, for Chinese MSOs.
News categories: Atheros, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Gateway, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

AltoBeam Releases Fifth Generation DTMB/DVB-C Demodulator
Mar 8, 2012 – AltoBeam has announced the worldwide release of its fifth generation DTMB/DVB-C demodulator, the ATBM8869, for DTV markets that have adopted the DTMB and DVB-C standards.
News categories: AltoBeam, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ALi to Showcase Latest STB Solutions Targeting China at 2012 CCBN Beijing
Mar 6, 2012 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced that it will demonstrate its latest STB solutions targeting the domestic digital TV broadcasting market in China at the upcoming 2012 CCBN Beijing to be held on March 21st.
News categories: ALi Corp, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

UTStarcom Wins Two China Telecom Provincial IPTV Network Expansion Contracts
Feb 10, 2012 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that it has won two new contracts to support IPTV network expansion with Fujian Telecom and Zhejiang Telecom, provincial subsidiaries of China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; Hong Kong:0728).
News categories: UTStarcom, China Telecom, China, Content Distribution, IPTV

Shanghai HDIC Picks Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSP for DTV SoC
Jan 24, 2012 – Tensilica® has announced that Shanghai High Definition Digital Technology Industrial Corporation (HDIC) has selected Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSP for its digital television (DTV) SoC (system-on-chip) for the Chinese market.
News categories: Tensilica, Shanghai HDIC, China, DTMB, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Standard definition switch off looms
Jan 15, 2012 – HDTV household penetration will soon be high enough in developed countries for broadcasters and pay TV operators to consider ending their Standard Definition transmissions, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Russia, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK, USA