Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

The Universal Set Top Box - a Major Innovation Introduced by Sagemcom and SoftAtHome
Feb 11, 2010 – Sagemcom and SoftAtHome have collaborated to develop a hybrid MPEG-4 HD Set Top Box that combines IPTV, Satellite and Terrestrial delivery and content sharing through DLNA with a removable hard disk drive. The box is being deployed by Orange.
News categories: Sagemcom, SoftAtHome, Digital TV, DVR, France, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

15 Million Cable STBs Expected to Offer MoCA Support by 2014
Feb 11, 2010 – In homes receiving cable television, MoCA - one of the most widely-supported home media networking technologies - will be supported by some 15 million next-generation set-top boxes by 2014, according to new forecasts from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ADB Supports Telekom Austria For Europe's First DivX®-Enabled Digital TV Service
Feb 11, 2010 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) [SIX:ADBN] has announced that Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has introduced advanced 'connected home' capabilities on its aonTV IPTV service using ADB set-top devices and software technology.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Telekom Austria, DivX, Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ProVision Receives $1.7 Million Investment to Send Wireless HDTV Into Mass Market
Feb 10, 2010 – The YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund (SWVF) has confirmed a further investment in Bristol-based ProVision Communications, a developer of world leading wireless high definition television (HDTV) technology.
News categories: ProVision Communications, CES2025, Smart Home, Venture Capital

Rovi and FourthWall Media Collaborate on Enhanced TV Platform
Feb 8, 2010 – FourthWall Media and Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq: ROVI) have signed an agreement under which Rovi will offer an integrated ETV Platform, including FourthWall Media's EBIF User Agent, ETV Server, and TV Widgets® as part of Rovi's guide solutions.
News categories: Rovi Corp, FourthWall Media, Cable TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Entropic Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results
Feb 3, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has reported results for the period ended December 31, 2009. Entropic reported fourth quarter net revenues of $35.1 million, an increase of 19% compared to $29.5 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Home Server, LNB, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

3D Portion of HDMI Specification Version 1.4 Available for Public Download
Feb 3, 2010 – HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) specification, has announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

ACCESS Showcases Technologies and Services for the New Mobile Revolution at Mobile World Congress
Feb 2, 2010 – ACCESS CO. has announced its participation at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010. Highlights of the exhibit include NetFront™ Living Connect, ACCESS' comprehensive home networking software solution designed to support DLNA specifications.
News categories: ACCESS CO., ELSE Ltd, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home

Entropic Selected for DIRECTV Home Networking Deployments
Jan 25, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its silicon has been selected by DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) for integration into set-top boxes (STB) that deliver coax-based networking capabilities such as multi-room viewing.
News categories: Entropic Communications, DIRECTV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA