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To: John Rieman who wrote (43921)	8/16/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Sanyo Electric to Offer Chipset for BS Set Top Boxes 08/11/1999 Comline Telecommunications Comline News Service (Copyright 1999) In November, Sanyo Electric {6764} will begin supplying samples of a chipset for satellite broadcast set top boxes which allows decoding of digital signals. Mass production is slated to start next June at 10,000/month. The set is based on IBM chips and will provide higher-quality images than those from regular satellite broadcasts. The set consists of the direct down converter LA7788V (samples 800 yen), the block demodulator LC74100E (5,000 yen), the audio decoder LC85800E (5,000 yen), the video decoder LC74150E (8,000 yen), and a microprocessor which incorporates an optical signal controller dubbed the LC74180E (no price provided). The 74150 and the 74180 are based on IBM's Power PC 401. The chipset offers a wide range in automatic gain control. The image size is 720 x 840 pixels.

To: John Rieman who wrote (43921)	8/18/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Cathay Online eyes settop box Internet access for China technologypost.com NEWSBYTES New York-based CathayOnline Inc, which recently acquired an Internet access provider in China's Sichuan province, has announced plans to begin offering set-top box-based Internet services to users without personal computers. The new service is the latest such venture to be announced for China, where personal computer penetration in homes is still very low. MyWeb Inc.com began shipping its set top boxes to Beijing Telecom earlier this year after the telecommunications operator ordered 200,000 of the units. Other companies planning services include Microsoft Corp, which earlier this year announced a deal amid much fanfare with China Telecom, and WorldGate Communications Inc, which announced in June that it signed a deal with Hunan Posts and Telecommunications Administration (PTA) to deploy its service that allows consumers to access the Internet via television sets. Announcing its plans for expansion into the retail market with set-top box-based Internet services, the company said it, "views the Internet TopBox as a key tool in targeting the massive home Internet market". The company recently acquired Sichuan CathayOnline Technologies Information, a Chengdu-based Internet service provider. Chinese law prevents foreign companies from holding ISP licences so CathayOnline's Sichuan service operates under a licence held by Chengdu Torch Industrial & Commercial General. In return, it provides 20 per cent of earnings to Chengdu Torch. Copyright (c) Post-Newsweek Business Information, Inc. All rights reserved.