UPDATE..Thomson Unveils HD Satellite Set-Top Box for Consumer IP Video Services

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UPDATE..Thomson Unveils HD Satellite Set-Top Box for Consumer IP Video Services



December 16, 2009


Thomson has initiated a high-volume production launch of its HD MPEG-4 DSI705, a satellite set-top box (STB) capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial L-band delivery infrastructures, Thomson announced Dec. The STB, which combines L-band with low-noise block control signaling, aims to enable operators to migrate IP over single wire technologies using simplified installation techniques. The unit also allows multi-room viewing and PVR.


Thomson said the technology leverages existing infrastructure, provides operators with the ability to market new services and expand their residential presence using a networked service platform, which will help satellite operators compete in the IP video market.
The content delivery landscape is changing dramatically as multi-room viewing becomes the next crucial evolution of the PVR and consumers seek to supplement linear video with over-the-top IP content,” said Georges Laplanche, Thomson’s Senior Vice President of its Connect Division, in a statement.

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Thomson HD satellite STB

Thomson, a global provider of services to content creators, has unveiled its high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 DSI705, the satellite industry’s first set-top-box (STB) capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial L-band delivery infrastructures.

"The content delivery landscape is changing dramatically as multi-room viewing becomes the next, crucial evolution of the PVR and consumers seek to supplement linear video with over-the-top IP content," said Georges Laplanche, Senior Vice President of the Connect Division at Thomson. "The DSI705 allows satellite operators to compete in this increasingly competitive, IP-connected video world by seamlessly enabling IP migration over single wire technologies via simplified installation techniques."