Entropic to Provide Insight on How Advancements in Set-top Box System-on-a-Chip and MoCA Home Networking Solutions Empower MSOs' Transition to IP-Based Video Delivery Into and Throughout the Home
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, today announced its participation in the upcoming Light Reading webinar titled 'Home is Where the Network Is.' The session, scheduled for one hour on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, beginning at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET, will address the key cable operator requirements needed to seamlessly transition to full IP-based video service delivery over the next few years.
Offering the silicon perspective, Entropic's Roger Gregory, vice president of Marketing, Cable/Telco Segments, will join Alan Breznick, a senior analyst at Heavy Reading, and executives from ARRIS and QuickPlay Media in a discussion on cable multiple-system operators' (MSOs) impending shift to IP-based video service delivery without overwhelming their already strained networks. Entropic plays a key role in this evolution as the company provides both set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) home networking solutions to transform how traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content are seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home.
The webinar will cover:
- When cable operators will start running IP video simulcasts
- How much extra bandwidth these IP video simulcasts will consume
- How MSOs intend to leverage the cloud to deliver more IP-enabled video services
- What new tools cable operators will need to carry out the transition
- What new devices and/or software will be needed in the home
- How cable operators plan to distribute IP video signals around the home
- Which home networking technologies will they employ
"As the only pure-play platform semiconductor company in connected home entertainment, we are evolving how today's global service providers advance the way IP-based entertainment is brought into, distributed and enjoyed throughout the home," said Roger Gregory. "Our set-top box system-on-a-chip and MoCA silicon platforms empower service providers to leverage the cloud to deliver more IP-enabled video services, including interactive programming guides, networked DVRs, and multi-screen video, among other IP-based entertainment services, as they move to new gateway/client architectures in the home."
"This webinar will tackle many of the key questions facing cable operators as they scramble to upgrade their networks for IP video delivery in the home," said Alan Breznick, who will host and moderate the webinar for Light Reading. "Along with that, we'll also address the latest progress on the multiscreen video front by cable operators and other service providers."
To Register for the Event in Advance
Light Reading's 'Home is Where the Network Is' webinar takes place on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET. To register for this event visit: https://webinar.lightreading.com/16493?keycode=CAA1DC.
About Entropic
Entropic™ (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic's next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed – in the home and on the go. For more information, visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
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Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Entropic's SoC or MoCA technologies, its related prospects and its role in the future of connected home entertainment. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, competition, risks associated with Entropic dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers, technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as Entropic anticipates and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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