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Date: 23rd Aug 2010
Broadcom introduces the new FastRTV technology
for faster channel change speeds
Broadcom has announced its new FastRTV Channel Change Acceleration
technology, which it claims improves television channel
change speeds by up to 5 times. FastRTV technology is made
available in a Broadcom's system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions
for digital cable set-top boxes (STBs) and universal digital
transport adapters (uDTAs). Comcast has already deployed
Broadcom's FastRTV technology in its uDTA deployments to
transition from analog to standard definition (SD) digital
TV broadcasts.
The benefits listeds by theBroadcom's FastRTV technology
includes:
--Minimizes delays or pauses as consumers surf through channels.
--Works with existing conditional access (CA) systems and
does not require changes to broadcast streams.
--The first Broadcom SoC solution to support FastRTV technology
for digital cable TV deployments is the Broadcom BCM7002
cable uDTA SoC:
--FastRTV technology is available in a wide range of cable
SD and HD set-top box SoC solutions as follows:
--For Broadcom cable STB solutions, FastRTV is included
in the BCM7400, BCM7405, BCM7420, BCM7410, BCM7119, BCM7125,
BCM7019 and BCM7025.
--For Broadcom cable DTAs and uDTAs solutions, FastRTV is
included in the BCM70xx SD DTA product family and the BCM75xx
HD DTA product family.
"Broadcom's FastRTV technology is an innovative solution
that improves the channel change times to nearly instant
speeds. As we continue to transition our customers from
analog to digital broadcast, this is a significant benefit
in addition to the improved picture quality and increased
capacity for advanced services that an all-digital platform
offers." said Steve Reynolds, Senior Vice President,
Customer Premise Equipment, Comcast.
"Our new FastRTV technology greatly enhances the viewer's
TV experience, creating quick channel changes and near instant
response time that in turn ends the frustration caused by
slow channel surfing. Service providers will appreciate
an easy deployment that creates a compelling and attractive
feature for increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction."
said Dan Marotta, Executive Vice President & General
Manager, Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group.
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