Digital TV News: Fujitsu

Global and China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Market Report, 2009
Jan 12, 2010 – In 2009, the overall conversion to digital TV was completed in 177 cities across China, and cable TV subscribers reached 19.9 million. In the cable set-top box (STB) chip market, STMicroelectronics enjoyed the biggest market share.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DTMB, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Mobile video phone sales surge; paid services and revenue do not
Aug 18, 2009 – Infonetics Research has released a new Mobile Video Equipment, Phones, Services, and Subscribers report. Infonetics expects 397 million mobile video phones to sell worldwide in 2013, creating a market worth tens of billions of dollars.
News categories: Infonetics Research, 5G, Digital TV, Hardware, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming

Harmonic is Top MPEG Encoder Supplier by Number of Streams in 2008
May 12, 2009 – New research from In-Stat identifies Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) as the top MPEG encoder supplier, when counting the number of streams supplied in 2008. Harmonic, with 28% of streams supplied in the market, is followed closely by Tandberg (NASDAQ:ERIC).
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Market Research

Fujitsu Releases New Full HD H.264/MPEG-2 Transcoder ICs
May 8, 2009 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced 2 new transcoder ICs that can convert between Full HD MPEG-2 and H.264 video, as well as transcoding between audio formats while featuring a low power consumption of only 1.0W including the in-package memory.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

2008 Global FTTH Shipments Rise 71%
Feb 23, 2009 – According to DITTBERNER, annual FTTH shipments were up a slower than forecast 71% in 2008. Slower growth than projected for Europe and Korea is the main reason, offset by a higher than expected growth in China.
News categories: DITTBERNER, CPE, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research

MPEG LA Updates AVC Patent Portfolio License
Feb 2, 2009 – MPEG LA has announced that the coverage of its AVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated to conform with recent revisions to the AVC/H.264 Standard as defined in ISO/IEC 14496-10:2008, 4th Edition (2008-09-15).
News categories: MPEG LA, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent

Fujitsu Launches SD Multi-Decoder LSI Supporting MPEG-2 & H.264
Nov 27, 2008 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced the launch of multi-decoder LSI (MB86H01) chips that support decoding of standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 and H.264 video, in particular for SD digital broadcasts in Russia, Eastern Europe and China.
News categories: Fujitsu, China, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Russia, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

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

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