Marvell Joins Forces with SK Broadband to Deploy Smart IPTV Set-Top Box "B TV Smart" with Google Services in the Korean Market
January 15, 2014 at 08:01 am
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Marvell announced a collaboration with SK Broadband, who has launched B TV Smart, an IPTV set-top-box with Google services in the Korean market. B TV Smart is powered by Marvell's ARMADA(R) 1500 Plus (88DE3108) system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a revolutionary Full HD media processor designed for a vast array of Smart video products. By leveraging the new ARMADA 1500 Plus, SK Broadband, delivers a fully immersive, truly connected experience to its customers.
The ARMADA 1500 Plus is the newest edition to the ARMADA 1500 SoC family, offering significantly improved graphics performance due to its OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible graphics engine, while real-time 1080p video encode capabilities allow the platform to function as a multi-screen source device, enabling an optimal viewing experience for consumers. Additionally, the ARMADA 1500 Plus incorporates an enhanced security engine that further facilitates more seamless adoption by service operators, as well as its Qdeo(R) video processing for HD and 3-D video for an immersive entertainment experience. The SoC has integrated HDMI receiver and Gigabit Ethernet, enabling a broad range of low cost form factors that makes the ARMADA 1500 Plus ideal for small set-top-boxes, over-the-top media players, hybrid set-top boxes and Smart TVs at mass-market price points.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd specializes in designing and marketing integrated communications and storage circuits intended for manufacturers of high-speed network equipment, hard disks, and consumer electronics. Net sales break down by area of application as follows:
- data centers (40.7%): artificial intelligence systems, data storage systems, Ethernet switches, servers, interconnection systems, etc.;
- enterprise networks (23.1%): routers, Ethernet switches, wireless access points, network equipment, workstations, etc. for campuses, small and medium-sized enterprises;
- telecom network infrastructures (18.3%): access multiplexers, Ethernet switches, optical transport systems, routers, wireless radio network access systems, etc.;
- consumer electronics (11.9%): broadband gateways and routers, game console systems, home data storage systems, home wireless access points, personal computer systems, printers and receiver terminals;
- automotive and industrial (6%): advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle systems, embedded network systems, industrial Ethernet switches, video surveillance systems.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (11.7%), China (42%), Malaysia (6.6%), Thailand (6.6%), Singapore (5.6%), Taiwan (4.9%), Japan (4.4%), Finland (3.2%), Philippines (2.9%) and other (12.1%).
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