Entropic, Wistron NeWeb Corporation Deliver Operator-Class Single-Cable Satellite Solution for Use at Sky Italia
September 13 2013 - 1:00AM
(IBC – Meeting Room G106/G107) -- Entropic
(Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the
connected home and Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC), an industry
leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced wireless
communication products, announced today WNC's latest operator-class
Low Noise Block (LNB) converter, leveraging Entropic's EN5288
Channel Stacking Switch (CSS), has been approved for use and
deployment at Sky Italia. The CSS technology cost-effectively
delivers more digital entertainment down a single-cable
architecture to feed multiple set-top boxes (STBs) and tuners
throughout the home.
According to a June 2013 industry report from Digital TV
Research, Italian service providers are facing fierce competition
as other Pay-TV operators introduce new platforms, launch bundled
services and offer advanced commercial offerings. To combat
competition, Italian direct broadcast operators (DBS) can
proactively make investments in advanced LNBs with CSS technology
to mitigate subscriber acquisition costs (SAC) by lowering
equipment and installation costs. With this technology they can
also increase annual revenue per user (ARPU) by delivering more
services and entertainment, from more high definition (HD) channels
and video on demand (VOD) to personal video recorders (PVR) -- all
down a single-cable run.
To enable DBS service providers to be competitive, WNC offers
its latest LNB solution using Entropic's highest performance to
cost ratio CSS technology, the EN5288. Entropic's technology allows
DBS operators to deliver multiple video streams from individual or
multiple satellites into single family home (SFH) or multiple
dwelling unit (MDU) – over a single cable. This advanced
single-cable architecture significantly reduces the cost and
complexity of the installation and simplifies STB upgrades by
reusing existing cabling in the home or MDU.
"WNC and Entropic continue to evolve the way satellite service
is installed in the home; enabling DBS operators to be more
competitive in servicing new customers and upgrading their current
subscribers," said Jeffrey Gau, president and COO, WNC. "No longer
do DBS operators need to run a unique cable from the satellite dish
to each tuner or STB. This paradigm shift is significant as the
number of HD and PVRs increase in the home. Our new LNB with
Entropic's EN5288 chip addresses this growing multi-tuner home
transition; ensuring consumers quickly get the content they want in
any room and operators reduce the cabling complexity, installation
and upgrade costs."
The EN5288 is Entropic's third-generation analog CSS silicon
solution. It offers the lowest bill of material (BoM) component
count, smallest package size and is Entropic's most power-efficient
analog CSS product to date. The EN5288 is a two-input, two-user
channel output CSS solution for DBS television applications and
works with an input frequency range of 950-2150 MHz.
"The EN5288 is cost optimized to support four tuners in the
home, but also offers the scalability DBS service providers want to
support up to twelve tuners down a single coaxial cable," said Al
Servati, vice president, Marketing, Entropic. "In working with WNC,
we can create the most innovative single-cable network to allow DBS
operators to future-proof their network topologies by driving
multiple HD streams to multiple tuners anywhere in the home."
For more information about the WNC/Entropic LNB, visit Entropic
at IBC 2013 – Meeting Suite G106/G107, or visit:
www.entropic.com.
About Wistron NeWeb
Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC) is an industry leader in the
design and manufacturing of advanced wireless communication
products. With strong R&D and high-volume production
capabilities, WNC consistently introduces innovative technologies
covering a range of products including: DBS outdoor units,
satellite/digital radio, networking devices (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac,
PLC), 3G/4G mobile devices, set-top boxes, digital home devices,
automotive electronics, RFID and NFC solutions, and various types
of TV/GPS/mobile phone/LDS antennas. WNC's mission is to provide
its worldwide customers and partners with superior products through
premium ODM/JDM/OEM design and manufacturing, logistics, and
after-sales services. For more information, please visit:
www.wnc.com.tw.
About Entropic
Entropic™ (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor
solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how
traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is
seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and
distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic's
next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and
Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers
more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by
transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected
and consumed – in the home and on the go. For more information,
visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
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1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding Entropic's Direct Satellite Broadcast Outdoor Unit
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technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and
multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as Entropic
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