Pace seems to have their BSkyB boxes back on track:-).................
pace.co.uk
03 February 1998
Pace to lead with summer shipments for BSkyB
Pace Micro Technology plc, Europe's leading manufacturer of digital set-top boxes, has announced that it has received a substantial order for digital set-top boxes from BSkyB. Pace believes it will be the first company to deliver to BSkyB, starting with initial shipments from June to meet BSkyB's service launch.
"We are on track and the set-top box required to support BSkyB's service is technically ambitious. Pace's ability to get to market first, with a set-top box that fully meets BSkyB's requirements, comes from its unparalleled experience in the development and manufacture of digital set-top boxes," said Malcolm Miller, Pace's Chief Executive.
Pace has already manufactured 1,250,000 digital set-top boxes, delivered to broadcasters world-wide. Pace has previously integrated the conditional access technology used in the BSkyB set-top box for receivers for a number of pay TV companies, including broadcasters in Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia. It has also integrated the OpenTV Applications Programme Interface which will also be used in the BSkyB set-top box into a digital set-top box for South Africa.
Malcolm Miller added "Pace will have large volumes of set-top boxes in the channel for the main selling season and we will work closely with Sky to ensure that they have the necessary stocks to meet subscriber demand."
Pace Background
Pace Micro Technology plc is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of satellite television receivers, and was the first manufacturer to start volume shipments of digital decoders working to the MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Experts Group) standard. Pace has already manufactured more than 1,250,000 digital set-top boxes. The company operates in over 80 countries world-wide, through a combination of Pace subsidiaries, distributors and joint ventures. Pace's head office is in Shipley, West Yorkshire. The company's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange.
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