18th Sep 2006 11:03
Amino (LSE:AMO), leading IPTV platform supplier,announces the first ever demonstration in Asia of the AmiNET125 atIPTV World Forum Asia 2006. Roy Kirsopp, VP and General Manager ofAmino will also be talking about IPTV technology during his 'Creatingthe connected home' presentation at 2pm on 28th September.£ The AmiNET125 is a new fully featured multi-codec devicesupporting standard definition (SD) video streams. It offers operatorsgreatly increased return on investment (ROI) and average revenue peruser (ARPU) through the provision of support for future services and alow-cost, powerful hardware design.£ The AmiNET125 has been built on a new hardware platform, whichdraws on the popular AmiNET110 MPEG-2 and award-winning AmiNET124MPEG-4 devices to offer multiple software configurations and supportfor both traditional and advanced codecs without the need forexpensive equipment upgrades. The platform features a programmable DSPto support low bit rate codecs and remote software upgrades withoutthe need for hardware truck rolls. The integrated host processorenables highly responsive support for multiple middleware and enhanceduser interface services.£ "This device will allow our customers to stay ahead of the curveand offer the most advanced services to their subscribers, boostingROI and ARPU, while keeping their costs low," commented Roy Kirsopp,VP and General Manager of Amino. "It combines the best features fromour previous SD units and the enhanced features will help operators toreduce customer churn".£ The unit, which supports home networking, is expected to proveparticularly attractive to the Asian markets which have embraced SDIPTV and the increased market reach offered by the latest videocompression standards. The addition of a USB 2.0 connector also addsan extra level of future proofing. "We predict that additionalapplications such as video telephony over IP will become increasinglyattractive as time goes by," continued Kirsopp. "Therefore, we areensuring that our platform can be easily expanded to cope with thechanging market needs while also offering immediate value to ourcustomers." £ Ref: EMH1067 £ Visit us at IPTV World Forum Asia, Shanghai (27-29 September),Stand 132-133 £ About Amino £ Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET(TM)series of set-top boxes renowned for their low-cost and reliability.The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capitalexpenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required;MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high definition TV,personal video recording and home networking. The high performancecoupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, havebrought the series industry accolades and the company a leadingposition within the IPTV market.£ Approximately 700,000 AmiNET IPTV set-top boxes have been used inover 50 countries worldwide by more than 500 customers in commercialdeployments and trials. The set-top boxes have also been sampled byanother additional 700 customers. Amino Communications' principalcustomers are telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality serviceoperators. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct(TM)IPTV software stack pre-loaded.£ Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of AminoTechnologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO.Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta(Georgia) and Hong Kong. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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