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DiviCom Technology Powers Space TV DTH Launch in Asia
Milpitas, Calif., April 2, 1997 -- DiviCom Inc. (Nasdaq: CUBE), a leading provider of digital video systems for satellite and terrestrial networks, today announced that it will provide headend and digital turnaround equipment for Space TV Systems, Inc. Taiwan-based Space TV plans a May launch of a new digital direct-to-home satellite television service for Chinese audiences in Northeast Asia, Australia and North America.
Space TV will use DiviCom's high quality, MPEG-2/DVB-compliant MediaView MV20 encoders in a system that combines and retransmits signals on three separate satellites. Additional DiviCom equipment, including multiplexers, modulators and a system controller, complete this multi-continent encoding and retransmission system.
"Space TV Systems is dedicated to delivering the next generation of in-home entertainment and news for Chinese audiences globally," said James Y.C. Tzeng, executive vice president of Space TV Systems, Inc. "To do this, we actively sought out the best and the brightest in digital technology. We are impressed with DiviCom's MPEG-2/DVB expertise and track record of success with complex network systemization."
In the initial launch, an MPEG-2 stream of eight programs originating in Taipei will be sent via satellite to SpaceTV's transmission center in Brewster, Wash. There, the programs will be combined with several film channels and retransmitted over two satellites direct-to-home to several countries including Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States.
"SpaceTV is the second major DiviCom project this year delivering entertainment in the growing Asia/Pacific digital television marketplace, following a project already under way with Optus Communications in Australia," said John Dixon, regional director, Asia Pacific, for DiviCom. "We are thrilled to be driving this market forward."
Using four 36 MHz transponders on three satellites located at different orbital slots, Space TV Systems intends to initially deliver eight channels of Chinese video programming and ten channels of audio to its subscribers in different markets. Space TV is aiming to expand its DTH service step by step to Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa. It expects to establish a global DTH network by using a total of nine transponders on seven satellites to provide television service for Chinese audiences around the world by the end of 1998.
Space TV Systems, Inc.
Space TV Systems, Inc. was founded in 1996 to provide direct-to-home satellite television services to Chinese audiences worldwide. The company is a joint venture between Central Taiwan Cable Associates, Inc., Porli Media Communications Ltd. and Hsiung-Feng Information Group. Space TV is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
DiviCom Inc.
DiviCom develops and integrates products and systems that make digital video networking possible. Products include audio/video encoding and decoding systems, and integration consulting and implementation services. Based on the MPEG-2 and DVB international standards, DiviCom's products enable digital video broadcasting over a variety of networks including satellite, wireless, fiber and cable.
DiviCom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: CUBE), and both companies are based in Milpitas, Calif. C-Cube is the leading provider of digital video silicon solutions for the communications, consumer electronics and convergence markets.
DiviCom can be reached by phone at +1-408-944-6700, by fax at +1-408-944-6705, or via the World Wide Web at divi.com. |
