LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- 2012 International CES --
News Highlights:
- Transforms installed base of almost 2 billion non-connected digital TVs worldwide* into Internet-connected Smart TVs.
- Fuels Internet and Apps everywhere with key home networking integration including Wi-Fi, MoCA, HomePlug and Ethernet.
- Opens way to multi-screen entertainment experiences with integrated DLNA, Wi-Fi Display and NFC for quick, convenient content sharing from mobile devices and tablets.
- Delivers hybrid TV and OTT streaming services.
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced a full range of platform solutions for Hybrid TV and Over-the-Top (OTT) Media Players capable of transforming existing digital TVs into smart TVs. Learn more about Broadcom.
Broadcom's high-end design in its OTT Media Player SoC portfolio features a high performance CPU, advanced software integration, and dual HD decoding and dual transcoding to deliver new services including video conferencing and video support for tablets and smart phones.
Highlights:
- Broadcom's BCM72xx SoC portfolio features a turnkey software platform capable of supporting a wide range of traditional linear TV, such as terrestrial, satellite, and cable sources, with streaming content delivered over the Internet.
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Key designs include:
- supports basic hybrid TV and OTT services.
- adds OpenGL ES 2.0 support for a rich, on-screen 3D graphical user interface and guide.
- adds 3D TV MVC support with a more powerful application CPU to enable additional services such as video conferencing.
- features dual HD decoding and dual transcoding support for streaming simultaneous video broadcast content to multiple devices.
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Broadcom's multi-application, multi-process, and
multi-framework software architecture supports the large
and growing number of connected applications. The
architecture provides a flexible platform that easily
allows for customization while managing multiple
applications to ensure optimum use of available hardware
resources. The frameworks supported include:
- Web 2.0 Broadcom Web Application Framework
- Adobe™ AIR for the Digital Home
- Qt™
- Android™
Quotes:
David Henry, VP of Product Management,
NETGEAR® Inc.
"As an existing OTT partner with Broadcom, we are
excited to see Broadcom's OTT product family continue
to deliver the flexibility needed to address the expanding
world of Internet entertainment on the TV. We look
forward to our continued partnership with Broadcom to
design cutting-edge products like our NeoTV Streaming
Player (NTV200) that transform existing TVs into Smart
TVs."
Keith Nissen, Research Director, In-Stat
"OTT video is continuing to grow, overcoming the
barriers of low device connect rates and cumbersome user
interfaces. Even stronger growth of Internet
Video-on-Demand (iVOD) and Electronic Sell-Through (EST)
video services is possible if device manufacturers and
digital retailers can put together a simpler, plug-n-play
solution for getting online video to the TV
(web-to-TV)."
Dan Marotta, EVP & GM, Broadband
Communications Group, Broadcom
"As a leader in powering innovative TV experiences in
the home, Broadcom is expanding the options for
entertainment in the home. Broadcom is
revolutionizing television by providing a full range of
platform solutions for content sharing and video streaming
throughout the home."
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500®
company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor
solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom®
products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and
multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile
environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of
state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software
solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting
everything®. For more information, go to .
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything® and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
*In-Stat, 11/10
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SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband
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