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ADB
Introduces its Latest and Fully tru2way Certified Cable Set-Top Box
at The Cable Show 2008. Booth 841.
Other Topics:
DVB-S2 Broadcast,
IPTV Set Top Box Milestone
Advanced Digital Broadcast
May 18, 2008
Geneva, Switzerland & Chiago, IL -- Advanced Digital Broadcast, a
leading supplier of digital TV systems and software solutions for
interactive television, announced today the introduction of its
latest advanced, high definition (HD) cable set-top box (STB) for
the US digital television market the ADB-4820C.The unique product
has been specifically designed to operate with new flat panel
television sets and has an innovative space saving design which
mounts to the back of a TV. The ADB-4820C is the first STB solution
to receive full tru2way™ certification and is now available for
commercial deployment. The unit is fully integrated with OCAP™
software from Vidiom (www.vidiom.tv) and Osmosys (www.osmosys.tv )
ensuring compatibility with the new generation of digital cable
networks and features DOCSIS technology to enable a high level of
interactivity to drive advanced services into and around the home. |
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"ADB is dedicated to
innovation and this latest product is testament to our commitment to
innovation within the digital cable television market”, commented
Tim Schermerhorn, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ADB
Americas Cable Business Unit. “The fully featured 4820C has been
designed specifically to assist cable MSOs in the conversion to
advanced tru2way networks, as more consumers take advantage of flat
panel, HD television sets, the unit has been designed to provide
innovative, space-saving storage. We believe that it will prove to
be a hit with MSOs”.
ADB has been supporting the tru2way development community for a
number of years with powerful platforms for the creation and testing
of tru2way applications to OCAP™ as the US cable industry moves to
more open, interactive networks. This new unit is ADB’s first
commercially available product and the unique and fully interactive
STB is optimized for the next generation cable networks
incorporating tru2way technology. The unit is amongst of the first
to be fully tru2way certified and features a high-speed DOCSIS®
return channel to support high-bandwidth two-way communications for
Video on Demand (VoD), secure application download, and delivery of
current and future advanced applications and services. The 4820C
supports HD and SD reception for MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (H.264) and
SMPTE-421M (WM9-AP).
For a personal demonstration of this industry defining technology at
The Cable Show please contact Vince
Izzo, Vice President Sales and Business
Development (v.izzo@adbglobal.com). |
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