DVB-S2 News

NSR Projects US$8.2 Billion in MPEG4 and DVB-S2 Equipment Sales Over Next Five Years
Jan 29, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market intelligence and forecast report. The report examines market and technology trends and provides regional implementation schedules for MPEG4 and DVB-S2 equipment on the ground for five distinct satellite applications.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

New Video Channels Continue to be Main Growth Driver for Satellite Capacity
Jan 24, 2008 – NSR projects that worldwide carriage of new standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) channels for all categories of television services will account for between 75% and 85% of C- and Ku-band transponder demand growth in most regions around the world.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Market Research, Satellite

Ukraine - Poverkhnost starts DTH trial
Jan 14, 2008 – The Ukrainian company Poverkhnost is reported to have begun a DVB-S2/MPEG-4 trial employing Eutelsat W4 and using Irdeto conditional access.
News categories: Poverkhnost, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Satellite, Ukraine

Broadcom Powers the Connected Digital Home with Industry Leading Silicon Solutions
Jan 6, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that it will demonstrate a variety of new silicon, software and reference design platforms at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 7th through January 10th.
News categories: Broadcom, 5G, Broadband, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Camcorder, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVB-S2, DVR, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

STMicroelectronics Announces High-Definition Set-Top-Box Decoder with Integrated Demodulator
Jan 3, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the availability of a new single-chip high-definition set-top box decoder combining both the demodulation and decoding functions on a single device.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, DVB-S2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces High Definition PVR Satellite System-on-a-Chip Solution for Direct Broadcast Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite set-top box solution that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs) with personal video recorder (PVR) functionality.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom's Satellite System-On-A-Chip Provides the Highest Level of System Integration for Low Cost, High Definition Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Dec 5, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new single-channel, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite receiver chip. The system-on-a-chip (SoC) includes a single tuner/demodulator, as well as an AVC decoder that supports multiple video formats.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-S2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Vidanti Shows New DVB-S2 Satellite TV and IPTV Hybrid Solutions at IBC
Sep 10, 2007 – Vidanti is showing a live demonstration of integrated Definition (HD) satellite TV, video-on-demand over IP, web browsing and Voice-over-IP at its booth in IPTV world sector at IBC.
News categories: DVB-S2, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Pace to supply HD PVR to MultiChoice Africa
Sep 8, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has announced an agreement with MultiChoice Africa to supply its market leading high definition (HD) personal video recorders (PVRs).
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Multichoice Africa, Africa, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box