Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

SecureMedia and Goal Technology Solutions Embrace "Broadband Over Powerlines" to Distribute Secure Digital Entertainment
Nov 3, 2008 – Goal Technology Solutions and SecureMedia have announced that Goal Technology will launch its comprehensive end-to-end IPTV Triple Play services across it's GoalNet Network, protected by SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE CA/DRM System.
News categories: SecureMedia, Goal Technology Solutions, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Fibre, IPTV, Smart Home, South Africa, Video Exchange

Entone Selected by ITC for IPTV Deployment
Oct 30, 2008 – Entone has announced that its award-winning Hydra™ IP video gateway has been chosen by Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (ITC) for their IPTV rollout.
News categories: Entone, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Fujitsu launches ultra-low power full HD H.264 CODECs
Oct 30, 2008 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has expanded its line-up of H.264 CODECs with two new devices that encode and decode full high-definition (HD) (1920 dots x 1080 lines) video in H.264 format.
News categories: Fujitsu, Camcorder, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

STMicroelectronics and Arkados Announce Plans to Bring HomePlug AV System-on-Chip to Market
Oct 30, 2008 – Arkados (OTCBB: AKDS) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) have announced that they have reached an agreement to develop and manufacture a best-in-class 200 Mbit per second, HomePlug AV wideband powerline modem System-on-Chip (SoC).
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Arkados, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Technology Leaders Announce 'Marlin Partner Program' to Make Digital Content Interoperable Across Multiple Devices and Services
Oct 22, 2008 – Over twenty-five leading technology companies have joined forces to create the Marlin Partner Program (MPP). Members of the program can now deliver technology solutions that make digital content interoperable between consumer electronics devices.
News categories: Marlin, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Motorola Accelerates IPTV Deployment With Standards-Based Device Management
Oct 22, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched remote device management for its IPTV set-tops. Motorola NBBS is a software platform that enables operators to remotely access a full portfolio of consumer devices, home networks and services.
News categories: Motorola, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Samsung and DivX Announce Agreement to Add DivX Video Support to Leading Line of Digital Televisions
Oct 15, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) and Samsung (Seoul:005930) have announced a multi-year agreement to add high-quality DivX® video playback to a number of Samsung digital television models, for availability in worldwide markets beginning in early 2009.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV

UTStarcom Secures Deal With Best Tone Hunan Branch for New Video Advertising Network
Oct 14, 2008 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Best Tone Information Service (NYSE:CHA; HKG:0728), with the intent to deploy a video information distribution network in the Hunan province of China.
News categories: UTStarcom, Best Tone, Advertising, Broadband, China, Content Distribution, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Quantenna Launches the World's First Wireless Chipsets that Deliver Guaranteed Bandwidth for High Speed Wireless Networking
Oct 14, 2008 – Quantenna Communications has announced the world's first fully integrated 802.11n chipsets with 4x4 MIMO and transmit (Tx) beamforming, pioneering a new level of ultra reliability for delivering high-definition (HD) content over wireless networks.
News categories: Quantenna, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home