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News Release from: STMicroelectronics | Subject: STi7109 chipset
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 March 2007
HD decoder enables revolutionary box
Samsung's SMT-H6155 set top box is specifically designed for the delivery of HD IPTV over wireless LAN, using the STi7109 chipset to provide the HD video decoding technology.
Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics and Metalink have collaborated on the launch at CeBIT of a revolutionary set-top box, which supports high-definition (HD) TV quality based on 802.11n wireless IPTV standard Samsung's SMT-H6155 is specifically designed for the delivery of HD IPTV over wireless LAN
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our customers have shown great demand for high-definition multimedia content via IPTV and the ability to facilitate content using Wireless LAN", said Hee-Won Park, Vice President of Samsung's STB Development Group.
"We believe that Samsung's SMT-H6155, equipped with STMicroelectronics' decoder and Metalink's 802.11n chipsets, will satisfy our consumers as a top-of-the-line set-top box for HD IPTV.
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The SMT-H6155 will be a product that consumers can come to trust and believe in as it represents Samsung's highest standard for quality".
"Samsung is a global leader in set-top box products and a major customer of ST", commented Christos Lagomichos, Corporate Vice President, Home Entertainment Group General Manager at STMicroelectronics.
"We are happy that our market leading HD decoder in co-operation with Metalink's WLANPlus allows us to provide Samsung with the most innovative and robust solution in the market today".
"This platform demonstrates the capability of ST's advanced decoders, such as the STi71xx family, which allows the set-top box to become a core multimedia appliance in the home network, for both operator and retail markets".
"We are proud to work together with set-top box global market leaders Samsung and STMicroelectronics", said Tzvika Shukhman, Metalink's chairman and CEO.
"This cutting-edge product, embedding our WLANPlus technology, represents an important milestone in making 'service provider grade' HD video networking over wireless LAN a reality".
Mike Arden, Principal Analyst, Broadband and Multimedia Research at ABI Research, noted: "STMicroelectronics holds the leading market share for STB decoders, and Samsung is the leading STB vendor in Asia-Pacific and second worldwide".
"Together, these companies will be in a strong position to capture market share in the IPTV STB market, which will grow from 4.7 million units shipped in 2006 to 41.2 million units shipped in 2011".
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