ANT Announces One Millionth Pace Set-Top Box Shipped with ANT Fresco.CAMBRIDGE, England -- ANT plc (AIM: ANTP ANTP Asociacion Nacional de Transporte Privado (México) ), the market leading provider of software and solutions for the IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , hybrid TV and consumer electronics industries, today announced that Pace Micro Technology has shipped its one millionth set-top box (STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box ) with the ANT Fresco[R] browser providing an enhanced user experience and access to interactive digital TV. Pace has deployed Fresco in a range of STBs with tier one operators worldwide. Fresco is the industry-proven, de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. IPTV browser standard, deployed globally by leading IPTV and hybrid service providers. Fresco enables operators to cost-effectively and reliably deliver interactive digital TV through consistent and fast presentation of core user interface functionality, such as electronic programming guides, VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand and on-screen menus. "The sheer volume of set-top boxes we have deployed with ANT Fresco is a testament to the browser's enhanced user experience - which meets the demands of today's complex TV-based applications," said Mark Rooney, Group Account Director at Pace Micro Technology. "Fresco is pre-integrated with such a wide range of middleware and silicon solutions that we can deliver a Fresco-enabled box knowing it will be reliable and consistent in the presentation of content to subscribers." "True service innovation is not only centered around applications, but is also in the consumer devices that enable services and deliver content to the end user," said Simon Woodward, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ANT. "ANT Fresco is up to the task of meeting the needs of consumers and helping Operators achieve market success. Having reached this milestone with Pace, Fresco has proven to be robust and reliable time and time again." About ANT ANT plc (www.antplc.com) provides unique client solutions allowing robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces, interactive services and applications to the TV and portable media devices. ANT's products are pre-integrated with industry-leading solutions and based upon open standards, enabling low-risk, cost-effective roll-out of services, while ensuring flexible client hardware choice with efficient bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. . ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers worldwide including Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson. ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN). |
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