IBC 2011 (Sept. 8-13) attendees in Amsterdam will get their first look at the results of a collaboration between STB SoC solution provider ALi Corp. and DVB/IP hybrid middleware provider Cubiware.
The companies have announced a broad-based collaboration to provide best-of-breed, cost-efficient hybrid set-top box solutions for pay-TV operators. ALi’s first system-on-chip series stemming from the partnership includes the advanced, CA-enabled Linux-based STB SoCs, M3603 and M3383, which will be pre-integrated with CubiTV Middleware and available to STB vendors as a reference design.
The companies say a hybrid IP set-top box offers viewers a new experience that combines interactive and on-demand services combined with linear broadcast. Growth in hybrid STBs has great potential; In-Stat says the hybrid set-top box segment is likely to create a $1.3 billion sub-segment of the set-top box industry, with a 40 percent CAGR through 2014.
“By closely working together, ALi and Cubiware have developed high-performing and feature-full hybrid solution, which is available to STB vendors for immediate adaptation," said Jakub Gorski, CEO of Cubiware. “With ALi's solution, we can now effectively address a growing demand for fast, efficient and cost-effective solution from our customers worldwide."
