Fujitsu HDTV SoC Launch From India

Fujitsu, India launches HDTV System on Chip - SoC that supports high quality picture compared to the normal digital TV's. The resolution of this high definition product will be 1920x1080.

Fujitsu's SoC supports both the MPEG 4 and H.264 Video decoding standards. The name of the SoC is MB86H70 and they are focusing the HDTV (high definition Tv) European market. They have the option to control the HDTV with a mouse to do the configuration of the picture parameters as a user friendly add-on.

The major goal of this Fujitsu SoC is to make a cost reduced HDTV product. Fujitsu had done some memory optimizations to reduce the overall cost of the HDTV product and hence hopes a success with their launch. This product will be shipped around october of this year.

Very soon the HDTV market in India will raise, when the DTH providers like Tata Sky, Sun Direct, Dish TV, Reliance BIG TV launchs the HD channels in India. We can expect these HDTV products in India soon.

BIG TV - High Definition (HD) Channels In India Joining Thomson

High Definition - HD is a digital television technique with higher video resolution than the traditional TV providing high quality video content.

Reliance DTH service BIG TV planned to launch 300 High Definition (HD) channels in India for the first time. BIG TV is planning to launch 50 radio channels by the end of this year.

Reliance joining with Thomson to do the HD launch with the help of the effective Thomson's Video Head End equipment doing quality broadcast and to optimize the existing Reliance distribution network. The aim of BIG TV is to bring quality channels and more number of channels to their subscribers. This plan includes the IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) over broadband adding to the BIG TV DTH (direct to home) satellite system. This combines IPTV and DTH system controlled through the single Thomson's Head End system.

Trutt, VP of Thomson quotes, "Our solutions have been specifically developed to reply to the pain points encountered by operators when choosing their systems for delivering video - notably quality of service, return on investment and network distribution optimization for delivery of bandwidth heavy services such as HD".

Looks like Thomson had delivered Reliance BIG TV with Head End (HE) Equipments, MPEG-4 encoders (helping better compression techniques) to reduce the bandwidth consumption. It is agreed that Thomson gives technical, consulting support and services for Reliance to achieve this goal in the near future.

Thomson the world leader in video solutions makes Reliance BIG TV DTH to reach the heights in the end of this year 2008, let us hope Indian homes will be watching High Definition (HD) channels very soon.

Sun Direct DTH Achieves 10 Lakh Subscribers

Sun Direct DTH services achieves more than 10 lakhs subscribers in only 200 days. Currently, it has the coverage for four states in India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, AP and Karnataka, including Pondicherry. Looks like soon they are expanding to other parts of India.

Sun Direct DTH packages are as low as Rs 10 to Rs 140 that mades the success to reach this level in short period of time 200 days. Also, the eqiupments are of free of charge with monthly rate of Rs 75.

It also supports the MPEG-4 technology providing quality audio and video digital outputs supporting digital tv, LCD TVs users in India.

They have plan to launch the HDTV (High Definition) channels very soon in India.