UTStarcom and Tzero Technologies are demonstrating a new generation of IPTV set-top boxes from the former that incorporate ultra wideband (UWB) silicon from the latter at the ITU Telecom World 2006 show in Hong Kong this week.
Equipped with UWB, UTStarcom’s line of set-tops, called RollingStream media consoles, will connect a range of A/V components, including displays, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, media center PCs, residential gateways, and other equipment.
With bandwidth exceeding 500 MHz, UWB should be more than adequate to simultaneously transmit several streams of uncompressed HD video. Tzero’s UWB is based on standards from the WiMedia Alliance; the company guarantees it will be able to coexist with other WiMedia-compliant devices.