[April 25, 2013] SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear Partner in Design Effort Tweet Apr 25, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear Inc. announced that they have been jointly designing an essential component for IP distribution of satellite television to the home - a low-noise block down-converter (LNB) that will incorporate eight-channel satellite-to-IP bridging technology. According to a release, the IP-LNB is a prototype device that will deliver eight concurrent channels from any of the transponders of a satellite orbital position. These channels may be forwarded via IP unicast or multicast to fixed and portable devices. Satellite signals will be distributed via Ethernet, power-line communications (PLC) or a Wi-Fi local area network (LAN). The technology can be used for free-to-air (FTA) or pay TV applications. "The IP-LNB will give satellite television providers and consumers new options for distributing unmatched quality satellite television to multiple TVs, computers and tablets over IP at the lowest cost," said Thomas Wrede, Vice President of SES Reception Systems. "When we committed ourselves to making SAT>IP an open standard, we envisioned this type of innovation. It is exciting to see it now come to fruition." By locating the satellite reception and the IP bridging functions in the antenna the IP-LNB will enable satellite content distribution to the home over a single Ethernet cable. The IP-LNB may be powered over that same cable through Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology, greatly reducing the overall system cost and power consumption, the companies said. More information and complete product details: www.ses.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]