DS2, the leading technology innovator and global supplier of
high-speed powerline communications technology and Portugal Telecom,
the leading operator in the Portuguese telecommunications market,
announced today that DS2´s UPA-compliant 200Mbps powerline technology
has been selected to offer a remotely-managed, multi-channel IPTV
service over power lines or coaxial cable that substantially reduces
installation time and costs.
Portugal Telecom's IPTV subscribers
can opt to install two Set-Top-Boxes (STB). The service supports
simultaneous streaming of one HD channel and one SD channel on multiple
TVs in the home. Thanks to the flexibility provided by DS2's powerline
technology, Portugal Telecom's subscribers can install their STBs
anywhere in their homes, without the need for any new wires. Taking
advantage of the technology’s inherent robustness and flexibility,
Portugal Telecom can use either the home coaxial network or the
existing electrical wiring for IPTV content distribution. A significant
number of MEO TV subscribers use DS2's 200 Mbps technology over
electrical wiring as the standard home networking solution. The
remaining use a variety of networking options, including DS2 technology
over coaxial cables.
Service Providers deploying IPTV networks face significant problems
to distribute IPTV services to every room in a subscriber’s home. Most
homes do not have the cabling required for reliable IPTV distribution,
and the option of installing these new cables in each home is very
expensive and disruptive for the consumer. Wireless technology
(802.11-based) does not have the bandwidth or the reliability required
to carry HD video and suffers from interference problems in dense urban
environments. DS2's 200 Mbps powerline technology provides a robust and
secure connection using the existing electrical wires for the
distribution of multiple IPTV channels throughout the home, even in
densely populated areas.
DS2 technology reliably delivers multiple TV channels
simultaneously, and has enough bandwidth to support HD services. In
addition to guaranteed bandwidth, customizable QoS and reliable
operation, only DS2-based solutions the support the DSL Forum's TR-069
remote management protocol a key feature for network management and
control.
Victor Dominguez, VP Sales at DS2, said "As Service Providers
continue their efforts to provide advanced video, audio and data
services, they need an easy way to deliver those service anywhere in
their customers' homes in a cost-effective way. DS2's UPA-compliant
Powerline technology provides the perfect solution to Service Providers
that want a reliable solution today and that need guaranteed
interoperability with next generation 400 Mbps powerline technology."
UPA-compliant Powerline technology has helped to make Portugal
Telecom's offering more attractive and convenient to consumers than
competing satellite or cable TV services. During 2008, Portugal Telecom
plans a sizeable increase its subscriber base. Equipment manufacturers
Comtrend Communications (http://www.comtrend.com) and Corinex Communicataions (http://www.corinex.com)
provide UPA-compliant 200 Mbps network adapters to Portugal Telecom.
Both Comtrend's and Corinex's devices are based on DS2' chipset and
both have satisfied the exhaustive interoperability tests required to
obtain the "UPA Plug Tested" logo.
About DS2
DS2 is the leading
technology innovator and a global provider of high-speed semiconductor
solutions for Powerline Communications and other wire-line network
communications products. Led by a very strong team of former executives
from IBM, AT&T/Bell-Labs, INTEL, Philips Semiconductors, France
Telecom, Ericsson and Cisco we deliver state-of-the-art ICs and
software solutions to manufacturers of consumer electronics, home
networking and digital entertainment equipment and broadband access
products. DS2 invented high-speed Powerline Communications delivering
the first 200 Mbps Powerline Communications IC to enable quality
multimedia home networking, networked entertainment and broadband
access applications to and throughout the home, office, or building,
and to and throughout urban and rural communities. Enabling the hidden
multimedia network behind the power outlet is the purpose of DS2. Our
mission is to connect the Planet.
Contact
Ann Whyte
Director of Corporate Communications
Tel: +34 627 00 96 49
ann.whyte@ds2.es