A global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SIMicroelectronics, the leader in set-top box chips and a provider of high-performance wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, Metalink Ltd. have collaborated to launch a set-top box, which will support a high-defination (HD) TV quality based 802.11n wireless IPTV standard.
Samsung’s SMT-H6155 is specially designed to deliver HP IPTV over wireless LAN. SMT H6155 is equipped with the STi7109 chipset to provide the HD video decoding technology from STMicroelectronics, and Metalink ’s 802.11n WLAN to deliver multiple HD video streams through wireless throughout the home. It is equipped with STMicroelectronics’ decoder and Metalink’s 802.11n chipsets to satisfy customer’s demand.
According to Christos Lagomichos, Corporate Vice President, Home Entertainment Group General Manager at STMicroelectronics, Samsung’s SMT-H6155 will allow set-top box to become a core multimedia appliance in the home network for both operators and retail market.
Via: Press Zoom
