[opendtv] PR: Samsung Electronics Gains CableLabsR Certification on 2-Way Digital Television

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Samsung Electronics Gains CableLabs(r) Certification on 2-Way Digital
Television


 

Louisville, Colorado, August 24, 2005 - In a major milestone for cable's
interactive digital evolution, Samsung Electronics has achieved
Certification status for an OCAP(tm)-enabled interactive digital
television set in a recently concluded test wave held at CableLabs.

"This is a significant accomplishment.  The Samsung digital television
(DTV) is a very innovative retail device that can connect directly to
the cable system, and receive current advanced and premium cable
services, as well as future interactive applications to come.  By
implementing the OpenCable(tm) platform, a common nationwide platform
for delivering interactive cable applications is enabled," said Glenn A.
Britt, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable and Chairman of the
CableLabs Board of Directors. "This is a truly historic point for our
industry and we couldn't have arrived at it without the strong support
of forward-thinking consumer electronics companies like Samsung," Britt
added. 

"We are thrilled to achieve CableLabs Certified status, and we remain
committed to commercializing interactive digital cable-ready TVs and
set-top boxes (STBs) to accelerate the rollout of OCAP across the North
American Cable industry," said Gee Sung Choi, President and CEO, Digital
Media Business at Samsung Electronics, Co. Ltd.

Said Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts: "With Samsung and other
consumer electronics manufacturers, cable continues to lead the
entertainment industry into its digital era. We are a significant step
closer to having advanced devices capable of receiving and displaying
advanced cable services such as program guides and video-on-demand (VOD)
without requiring other boxes. Just as we stood a few years ago with
modems, we are poised to offer consumers more advanced services than
ever."

Jung Soo Shin, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Division at
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., added: "Samsung's participation in
the OpenCable project, and close collaboration with CableLabs and the
cable operators, have been critical for Samsung to develop products that
run key cable services including high-definition television (HDTV), VOD,
and interactive program guides."

"Samsung is the first consumer electronics manufacturer to build a 2-way
integrated digital television.  This is quite a feat considering the
complexity of these new devices," said CableLabs President and CEO Dr.
Richard R. Green.  "As this technology is rapidly progressing, Samsung
has agreed to continue to work with Cablelabs to ensure interoperability
with future OCAP headend providers," he added. 

"This marks a major leap forward in DTV technology underscoring the
importance of cable network connectivity and middleware in the next
phase of the DTV transition," remarked Boo Keun Yoon, Senior Vice
President of Visual Display R&D at Samsung Electronics.

"This accomplishment proves out the viability of the OpenCable platform,
including OCAP middleware, for interactive devices.  We truly appreciate
Samsung's hard work and continuing strong leadership in cable's digital
transition," said Don Dulchinos, Senior Vice President of Advanced
Platforms and manager of the OpenCable project at CableLabs.

Samsung licensed technology from CableLabs last fall to implement the
required OCAP middleware on its interactive DTVs and STBs.  Other
companies licensed to build OCAP-enabled devices include LG Electronics,
Panasonic, and Digeo.  "The agreements, available to any interested
consumer electronics manufacturer, grant certain intellectual property
rights required for building and testing OCAP-enabled retail devices in
compliance with the CableLabs OpenCable specifications," said So Vang,
Director of OpenCable Software.   

 

About Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
(SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., markets a
broad range of award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics,
information systems and home appliance products. The SEA organization
oversees the North American operations of Samsung including Samsung
Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and
Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. Please visit www.samsung.com for more
information.

 

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies
with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of
US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,000 people in over 90
offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business
units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business,
Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business.
Recognized as one of the fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is
the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips
and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com
<http://www.samsung.com/> .

 

About CableLabs  

Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable
Television Laboratories is a non-profit research and development
consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications
technologies and to helping its cable operator members integrate those
advancements into their business objectives. Cable operators from around
the world are members. CableLabs maintains web sites at
www.cablelabs.com <http://www.cablelabs.com> ; www.packetcable.com
<http://www.packetcable.com> ; www.cablemodem.com
<http://www.cablemodem.com> ; www.cablenet.org <http://www.cablenet.org>
; and www.opencable.com <http://www.opencable.com> .

 

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OCAP(tm), CableCARD(tm), Go2BroadbandSM and CableNET(r) are marks of
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other marks are the property of
their respective owners. 

 

 

David Broberg, Vice President, Consumer Video Technology

CableLabs(r) 858 Coal Creek Circle

Louisville, CO 80027

V: 303-661-3843  Fax: 303-926-5903

Email: d.broberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:d.broberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

 


 
 
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