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Broadcom Accelerates Set-Top Box Development by Integrating Comcast's New Reference Design Kit
Broadcom's Support for Comcast's RDK and New Tru2Way TV Guides Opens the Way to More Interactive, Personal and Social TV
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 International CES
News Highlights:
-- Simplifies and accelerates next generation set-top box (STB) development
and deployment
-- Delivers an even more interactive, rich and personalized multi-screen
entertainment experience in the home
-- Enables cost-effective and low power next generation server-client home
architectures
-- Demonstration of Comcast's RDK and tru2way TV guides on Broadcom's
technology will be showcased at CES 2012
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced that that its industry leading connected home STB platforms support the Comcast® Device Software Reference Design Kit (RDK)and tru2way® on-screen guides. The Comcast RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle that powers tru2way, IP or Hybrid Set-Top Boxes. The RDK includes the CableLabs OCAP Reference Implementation software along with other leading open source components.
By incorporating Broadcom's flagship BCM7425 Dual HD Transcoding MoCA 2.0 Gateway platform, developers using Comcast's RDK can create rich, multi-screen TV home entertainment experiences.
Key Features:
-- Broadcom's BCM7425, BCM7428, BCM7420 and BCM7125 high performance,
connected home STB platforms feature support for Comcast's RDK and
tru2way guides for existing and next generation set-top boxes.
-- Broadcom's solutions also feature integrated DLNA and MoCA home
networking technologies along with a powerful CPU, advanced audio/video
decompression, rich on-screen graphics and robust security technologies.
-- The BCM7425 Dual HD Transcoding Gateway platform features dual HD
decoding and dual transcoding support for streaming simultaneous
video broadcast content wirelessly to multiple devices, paving the
way for advanced services like video conferencing and faster channel
change with Broadcom's FastRTV® technology.
Quotes:
Steve Reynolds, SVP, Comcast
"We are pleased to see the RDK and new tru2way guides embraced by top technology providers like Broadcom. With Broadcom's support, we look forward to delivering even more interactive, rich and personalized entertainment experiences in the home."
Dan Marotta, EVP & GM, Broadband Communications Group, Broadcom
"We are pleased to continue our long-term partnership with Comcast and integrate its innovative RDK and tru2Way on-screen guides in existing and next-generation set-top box platforms. Today's announcement opens the way for broad industry adoption and deployment."
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Contacts
Broadcom Trade Press Broadcom Investor Relations
Dana Brzozkiewicz Chris Zegarelli
PR Manager Director, Investor Relations
949-926-6367 949-926-7567
danabrz@broadcom.com czegarel@broadcom.com
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 http://www.broadcom.com.
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo, and FastRTV® 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.
SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband
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Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband
Web Site: http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom Accelerates Set-Top Box Development by Integrating Comcast's New Reference Design Kit
Broadcom's Support for Comcast's RDK and New Tru2Way TV Guides Opens the Way to More Interactive, Personal and Social TV
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 International CES
News Highlights:
-- Simplifies and accelerates next generation set-top box (STB) development
and deployment
-- Delivers an even more interactive, rich and personalized multi-screen
entertainment experience in the home
-- Enables cost-effective and low power next generation server-client home
architectures
-- Demonstration of Comcast's RDK and tru2way TV guides on Broadcom's
technology will be showcased at CES 2012
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced that that its industry leading connected home STB platforms support the Comcast® Device Software Reference Design Kit (RDK)and tru2way® on-screen guides. The Comcast RDK is a pre-integrated software bundle that powers tru2way, IP or Hybrid Set-Top Boxes. The RDK includes the CableLabs OCAP Reference Implementation software along with other leading open source components.
By incorporating Broadcom's flagship BCM7425 Dual HD Transcoding MoCA 2.0 Gateway platform, developers using Comcast's RDK can create rich, multi-screen TV home entertainment experiences.
Key Features:
-- Broadcom's BCM7425, BCM7428, BCM7420 and BCM7125 high performance,
connected home STB platforms feature support for Comcast's RDK and
tru2way guides for existing and next generation set-top boxes.
-- Broadcom's solutions also feature integrated DLNA and MoCA home
networking technologies along with a powerful CPU, advanced audio/video
decompression, rich on-screen graphics and robust security technologies.
-- The BCM7425 Dual HD Transcoding Gateway platform features dual HD
decoding and dual transcoding support for streaming simultaneous
video broadcast content wirelessly to multiple devices, paving the
way for advanced services like video conferencing and faster channel
change with Broadcom's FastRTV® technology.
Quotes:
Steve Reynolds, SVP, Comcast
"We are pleased to see the RDK and new tru2way guides embraced by top technology providers like Broadcom. With Broadcom's support, we look forward to delivering even more interactive, rich and personalized entertainment experiences in the home."
Dan Marotta, EVP & GM, Broadband Communications Group, Broadcom
"We are pleased to continue our long-term partnership with Comcast and integrate its innovative RDK and tru2Way on-screen guides in existing and next-generation set-top box platforms. Today's announcement opens the way for broad industry adoption and deployment."
Subscribe to RSS Feed: Broadcom Broadband Communications Group
Contacts
Broadcom Trade Press Broadcom Investor Relations
Dana Brzozkiewicz Chris Zegarelli
PR Manager Director, Investor Relations
949-926-6367 949-926-7567
danabrz@broadcom.com czegarel@broadcom.com
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 http://www.broadcom.com.
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo, and FastRTV® 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.
SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060609/BROADCOMLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband
Web Site: http://www.broadcom.com