Entropic Communications Highlights Next-Gen Connected Home Platform Solutions at IBC2012; Bridging More Content to the Consumer
August 13 2012 - 8:00AM
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in
semiconductor solutions for the connected home, will highlight
'what's new and next' in connected home entertainment delivery at
the upcoming IBC2012 in Amsterdam, September 7-11, 2012.
Internet streaming continues to grow at a rapid clip, according
to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG). The home entertainment
industry group reported consumer spending on home entertainment
rose 1.4 percent during the first six months of the year, to more
than $8.4 billion, compared with $8.3 billion for the same period a
year ago. Video-on-Demand (cable, satellite) grew 11.6 percent over
the same period in 2011, while Internet streaming subscriptions
reached triple digit growth with a 430 percent increase.
With the anticipated video streaming growth rates, Entropic is
well positioned to help global Pay-TV operators' transition to
hybrid and IP video distribution – from bringing content into the
home to streaming HTML5 and advanced graphics content with open
standards set-top boxes (STBs) running over the fastest whole-home
network with a MoCA® 2.0 (Multimedia over Coax) home network.
At IBC2012, Entropic will demonstrate the power, flexibility and
performance of its platform solutions to bridge and deliver high
definition (HD) and multimedia content to the consumer. Located in
the private meeting suite G106/107, the Company will highlight:
- TV Everywhere: Today's entertainment
marketplace provides an abundance of options for receiving content
and Entropic's portfolio of open standard STB solutions including
videoconferencing, transcoding and MoCA backbone solutions help
bridge content to the screen of the viewer's choice. Remote user
interface clients enable operator based look and feel in IP client
devices while MoCA + Wi-Fi extenders help link broadcast content to
tablets and smart phones. Entropic's demonstration allows you
to watch TV everywhere and on any device.
- Internet Channel: In addition to
traditional broadcast medium, HD media content is widely available
via Internet sources. Entropic will highlight several ways
Internet-based content can provide rich entertainment
experiences:
- Operator based applications on gaming platforms
- Over-the-top solutions such as Netflix, LoveFilm and the BBC's
iPlayer
- Peer to peer video conferencing overlay leveraging powerful
open standards STB solutions
- High-speed data exchange to and from the Cloud
- Retail MoCA adapters to enable consumers to construct
high-speed networking backbones to handle parallel consumption of
the new Internet content channels
- Media Processing: Entropic will show its
technical capability to run next-generation HTML5 consumer
applications from an Entropic-based set-top box over a MoCA 2.0
home network. The demonstration will highlight the ease at which HD
content can be transcoded to enable content bridging from the MoCA
backbone to tablet devices via a connected MoCA/Wi-Fi adapter.
Additionally, leveraging an open standard software stack running on
the Linux operating system, Entropic will show an innovative
dual-mode 'proof of concept' set-top box demo that allows Pay-TV
operators to add an Android® platform to a legacy application.
- Sat-to-Screen: Demonstrating capabilities
for bringing satellite content to the home, Entropic's end-to-end
solution provides the means to implement home architectures from a
pure-play product line. Entropic's Direct Broadcast Satellite
(DBS) outdoor unit (ODU) solution captures and distributes the
satellite signal on a single wire throughout the home while
Entropic's STB SoC powers full-featured content consumption
experiences. Additionally, Entropic will discuss how its recently
acquired digital channel stacking switch (dCSS) assets provide a
path to future DBS ODU technologies, including laying the
foundation for Sat-IP.
- Broadband Access and MoCA Home Networking
Performance: Entropic will demonstrate current
Broadband Access Network Controller (NC) and Customer Premise
Equipment (CPE) products bridging more than 100Mbps WAN
connectivity into a MoCA backbone for a high bandwidth home
network. In addition, Entropic will showcase a production MoCA
2.0 solution with turbo mode performance at 500Mbps MAC throughput,
as well as demonstrate 2Gbps MAC throughput over coaxial cable for
next generation access technology.
"At IBC2012, we are showing how our platform solutions can work
together to bridge broadcast and IP multimedia content to the
consumer – anywhere and on any device," said Dr. Anton Monk,
co-founder and vice president of Technology at Entropic
Communications. "As the only pure-play platform semiconductor
company in connected home entertainment, we are delivering a
portfolio of Connectivity and STB SoC solutions that reliably and
securely deliver and process multimedia content throughout the
home."
For more information on Entropic's presence at IBC2012, visit:
www.entropic.com, or visit the Company onsite at meeting suite
G106/107 at the RAI Amsterdam.
About Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading global
provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home
entertainment. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV
broadcast and streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and
securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout
the home. Entropic's next-generation home connectivity and set-top
box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions enable Pay-TV service
providers to offer consumers a more captivating whole-home
entertainment experience by delivering new, high-performing ways to
connect, engage, and enjoy multimedia content. For more
information, visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding Entropic's STB SoC and Connectivity technologies, its
related prospects and its role in the future of connected home
entertainment. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
Entropic's actual results to be materially different from
historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to, competition, risks associated with Entropic's
dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers,
technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and
multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as Entropic
anticipates and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors"
section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three
months ended June 30, 2012. All forward-looking statements are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic
is providing this information as of the date of this release and
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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reserved. All other product or company names mentioned are used for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Entropic Investor Contact:
Debra Hart
+1 858.768.3852
debra.hart@entropic.com
Entropic Media/Industry Analyst Contact:
Chris Fallon
+1 858.768.3827
chris.fallon@entropic.com
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