Good news for mpeg 4 Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes

[pradatta]

Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes

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Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes - MarketWatch
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[Karthik]

RE: Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes

Mpeg4 set top boxes.

 

[jayanji]

Very good selection
BCM7301

For the future Broadcom also having
BCM7445 Ultra HD TV Video Decoder SoC

 

[SUNIEL]

Mpeg4 migration process started by tata sky

Here is an amazing news for ts. Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes - WSJ.com they start first step toward the migration on mpeg4

 

[mmadhankumar]

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes

Integrated System-on-a-Chip Enables First MPEG-4 SD Set-Top Boxes​

News Highlights:
Supports Tata Sky transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 technology
Resolves emerging bandwidth issues arising from increased channel offerings
Provides cost-efficient migration from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 compression technology

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Tata Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite television provider in India, selected its highly integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices for set-top boxes (STB) to enable Tata Sky's first MPEG-4 standard definition (SD) STB. By leveraging Broadcom's MPEG-4 SD STB, Tata Sky is able to deliver more content to subscribers on a wider variety of channels and with better optimized channel bandwidth. For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.

Tata Sky is a joint venture between the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, and Star Ventures. The two companies launched service in 2006 and now offer high-quality programming through its satellite television service to more than 10 million subscribers.

"The move to MPEG-4 is a major milestone for our company and a significant benefit to our subscribers," said Harit Nagpal, Tata Sky CEO. "Our goal is to enable our customers to enjoy the growing volume of television content and interactive services available for home entertainment and information. We selected Broadcom's satellite set-top box devices because their best-in-class integration, performance and energy-efficiency enable us to meet the needs of our subscribers while also reducing power and energy requirements in the home."

"Our ongoing collaboration with Tata Sky has allowed the company to provide a cost-effective transition to MPEG-4 using our BCM7301 SoC," said Rich Nelson, Broadcom Senior Vice President, Broadband Communications Group.


Key Features of the BCM7301
Highly integrated single chip SoC that integrates tuner and LNA
Designed for cost effective SD AVC STB for emerging markets
Support for variety of advanced security and connectivity solutions


Availability
Broadcom's BCM7301 SoC device is currently shipping in high volume production.



Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for New Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes | Broadcom

 

[dineshakshit1992]

is tatasky going to give mpeg4 set top boxes for existing and new customers?

 

[SUNIEL]

Its only a chip which migrate existing mpeg2 stb into mpeg4 by integrating tuner

 

[SUNIEL]

What is ts doing? Standard Definition Satellite System-on-Chip - BCM7301 | Broadcom

 

[techmania]

I think its an addon chip, which TS may attach to the MPEG2 boxes. I think this way because broadcom is a component supplier, not an end user equipment manufactuer like Thomson or Technicolor. It may happen that the old boxes will be taken and retrofitted with the new chip, reusing all other peripherals of the old box. May be thomson will do it for their old boxes or some licensed thirdparty. I suspect that TS will not give brand new techicolor boxes (black STB) to old thomson STB customers, like it was rumored earlier. But I may be wrong.

 

[dishtvk]

Detail about Soc.
System on a chip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia