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Funai Electric to Demonstrate Residential Gateway Supporting Cable's All Digital Transition at The Cable Show '08 in New Orleans
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) OSAKA, JAPAN, May 13 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE/OSE 6839) today
announced their intent to exhibit a residential gateway of digital cable
broadcasting at The Cable Show '08, May 18-20 in New Orleans, LA. (Funai
Booth#: 3705) Funai developed the residential gateway for the U.S. cable
market with its core technology enabled by the "TeraPIX(TM)" silicon
solution from BroadLogic Network Technologies, and will leverage Funai's
high volume manufacturing expertise for large deployments.
This gateway can receive up to 24 channels of QAM signals and then convert
them to over 80 channels of NTSC signals simultaneously. Once deployed,
this gateway will allow MSOs to eliminate analog simulcast within the cable
network while simultaneously delivering the same or customized analog
service tier to their customers. A key benefit of this gateway is the
ability to allow MSOs to reclaim the network analog bandwidth for use in
other revenue generating applications.
Funai's initial target market for this residential gateway is the U.S.
broadband market. Future consideration is to support similar applications
globally in markets such as Japan, China and India. At The Cable Show '08,
Funai plans to exhibit a first working sample by Funai's own design, and
demonstrate this gateway converting digital signals up to twenty analog TVs
to show simultaneous conversion. Funai is targeting to deploy this
residential gateway to the U.S. market in 2009.
Funai has a history of over 20 years for leading and delivering cost
effective solutions in STB-related business, such as DVD players/recorders,
and other audio visual-related business in the U.S. market. Funai's
products have been sold as store-brand items at major nationwide chain
retail stores and ODM products of which result made us in the top 3
position in this market share. "We believe this residential gateway is the
world first working sample. Funai's innovation and production capacity will
support Cable's success and efforts in transitioning to an all digital
network," said Hideo Nakai, senior executive officer of Funai Electric.
About Funai
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1961 in Osaka, Japan. Funai today
is engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of
information and communications products such as Printers, Digital Still
Camera, and audio-visual products, such as LCD TVs, PDP TVs, VCRs, DVD
Players, DVD Recorders and Projectors. Funai has established a significant
presence as a leading supplier in the North America DVD market. For more
information on the Funai group, please visit www.funaiworld.com.
About BroadLogic Network Technologies
Headquartered in San Jose, California, BroadLogic designs and supplies
breakthrough video-processing technologies that enable broadband network
operators to maintain their competitive edge by offering next-generation
video-on-demand, digital-video, voice, and high-speed data services to more
consumers. BroadLogic's patented technologies power devices that
simultaneously process an order of magnitude more video content than
conventional approaches, helping operators maximize revenue gains while
controlling operational and capital expenditures. For more information
please visit www.broadlogic.com.
Contact information:
Keisuke "Keith" Aikawa
Funai Electric CO.,LTD.
408-330-6000, ex.11aikawa@funaiusa.com
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