We reported last week that Saudi Arabia was due to ban BlackBerry data services due to security concerns.
Those concerns being that the BlackBerry communications service didn’t meet “regulatory requirements”. Like other governments around the world such as India and the UAE, Saudi Arabia is concerned that they can’t monitor messages from the smartphones, and therefore [...]
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Saudi Arabia fails to enforce BlackBerry ban
STMicroelectronics announced its latest decoder chip for low-cost, standard-definition equipment targeting fast-growing markets such as China and Eastern Europe, as well as India, where In-Stat expects pay-TV subscriber numbers to reach 90 million by 2012.
ST’s new STi5206 replaces the STi5205, implementing extra functions on the chip to further simplify STB design and production. The STi5206’s flexible architecture provides a cost-effective platform for multiple products including low-cost zappers, interactive STBs and DVR-enabled STBs. The architecture also supports dual-tuner designs.
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STMicroelectronics Advances Set-Top Box Chip Features for Emerging Markets
Visioneering announced the availability of the vPortal IPTV set-top box for unmatched standard definition and high definition (1080p) Internet Protocol Television directly to a home television (Web 3.0) for $99 in OEM quantities.
The vPortal IPTV set-top box provides leading edge functionality for interactive TV, including:
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Visioneering Releases $99 Web 3.0 IPTV STB
Alcatel-Lucent unveiles a turnkey, compact IPTV solution, powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, that is designed to cost-effectively support networks of between 1,000 and 100,000 set-top-boxes. The solution not only provides high-quality television programming, but also enables new consumer media services through the blending and personalization of web and broadcasting content. This new offer, which uses a single equipment rack, supports more than three times as many households than previous versions of the Microsoft Mediaroom-based IPTV solution.
Cinergy MetroNet is the first customer to use the solution and will begin offering Alcatel-Lucent-powered IPTV services to six cities in Indiana, reaching approximately 50,000 potential customers beginning July 26, 2010.
Sigma Designs announces availability of the first low-cost Microsoft Mediaroom compatible set top box platform based on Sigma’s SMP8652 media processor SoC. SMP8652-based set top box designs have completed integration with Mediaroom client software and are anticipated to begin deployment with leading carriers in the second half of 2010.
Microsoft’s Mediaroom platform has achieved unparalleled success in establishing the premier solution for IPTV deployments of all sizes. Mediaroom is the world’s most deployed IPTV platform, with a global customer base delivering services to more than five million subscriber households. Mediaroom is also enjoying increased deployments in new geographies and segments where the business model demands very low-cost set top boxes along with the high performance required to deliver an increasing set of features and improved user experience.
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Sigma Designs Unveils Microsoft Mediaroom Compatible STB Platform
