Yorkshire set-top box manufacturer in US firsts
mardi, 8 décembre 2009
West Yorkshire set-top box manufacturer Pace has beaten its competitors to launch America’s first ‘whole home’ cable TV solution.
The firm, which is based in Saltaire, has also signed its first customer for its new MultiDweller technology, which extends triple-play delivery into hard to reach places.
An increasing number of operators ordering high definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVRs) are moving to hybrid platforms that combine broadcast and broadband delivery where Pace has established early market leadership.
The company recently announced a series of international HD contract wins with operators such as UPB Broadband, Europe's largest cable TV company, Scandinavian satellite operator Viasat and Brazil's NET Servicos.
Pace will also provide HD digital video recorder set-top boxes to support a new, advanced service offering from Latin America’s largest cable operator Argentina Cablevision. The box, which was developed exclusively, will be the most advanced digital TV service in Latin America.
The 250GB hard drive allows up to 70 hours of HD recording or 150 hours in standard definition enabling views to pause and rewind live TV, record one channel while watching another or record two programmes at the same time while watching a third from the hard drive.
Neil Gaydon, Pace's chief executive, said: "Pace is operating in a strong market and has taken a leadership position in high definition and hybrid products, where there is significant consumer demand.
He said that group revenues and volume deliveries were tracking to plan and that the firm was maintaining a strong balance sheet and robust financial position.
As anticipated, average selling prices were increasing in the second half due to a greater proportion of high definition (HD) product sales.
Pace employs more than 950 globally including France, the US, India and Hong Kong. It is a leading technology developer for the global payTV industry and can boast a series of industry first including the world’s first DVD MPEG-2 set-top box.