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Eagle Broadens IP Set-Top Box Product Line with New, Compact, Low-Cost
Platform to Complement Existing High-End MediaPro IP5000 Models
Eagle Broadband, Inc. (AMEX:EAG), a leading provider of broadband,
Internet protocol (IP) and communications technology and services,
announced today the availability of the company's new MediaPro
IP3000SD, a standard definition IP set-top box for the residential
IPTV, hospitality and other vertical markets.
The launch of the IP3000 platform accelerates Eagle's push into
the residential IPTV market with the company's most cost effective,
entry-level set-top box. The IP3000 product family complements Eagle's
existing high-end IP5000 family of IP set-top boxes enabling the
company to now deliver a full range of standard and high-definition
solutions for the residential IPTV market. The IP3000 is also an ideal
entry level solution for the hospitality industry, providing a robust,
compact solution for economy and mid-level hotel properties.
Capable of supporting a variety of leading middleware and
video-on-demand systems, the IP3000 platform delivers the advanced
content system security and digital rights management (DRM) needed by
a wide variety of industries including telco, hospitality, enterprise,
and government markets. Available in MPEG2 format, the IP3000 also
supports the new MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video compression standard. It is
available in a standard definition format today as the IP3000SD.
"We developed the IP3000 to meet the specific needs and growing
demand from telephone companies, new broadband providers and
hospitality operators for a very cost-effective, fully featured,
low-end IP set-top box for the hospitality and residential IPTV
markets," said David Micek, president and CEO of Eagle Broadband.
"Eagle's goal is to build upon our successes and expand in the low-end
hospitality market, while leveraging additional set top box revenue
opportunities with our IPTVComplete(TM) video service offering. From
this solid base, we can pursue additional vertical markets including
enterprise, point of sale and others that require higher-performance
in a smaller, lower cost form factor."
"The IP set-top box market is expected to take off in 2006 and
2007, as telco IPTV deployments expand beyond MPEG2 with a broader
segment of DSL-based service providers using new MPEG4 compression
technologies to deliver video to their end-customers," said Richard
Webb, directing analyst with Infonetics Research. "We expect the
annual IP set-top box market to exceed $450 million worldwide in 2006
as more and more incumbent and competitive service providers enter the
IP video business and hospitality owners continue to transition to
IP-based networks," Webb added.
The MediaPro IP3000SD is a cost-effective, standard definition
set-top box designed to meet the needs of the residential IPTV,
hospitality, enterprise and other vertical markets. With a compact
footprint and quiet, fan-less design that delivers exceptional
streaming video quality, the IP3000SD support both NTSC and PAL
broadcast standards. The IP3000SD uses an advanced system-on-chip
architecture with an integrated graphics accelerator to provide
advanced functionality in a low cost platform. The architecture has
dedicated multimedia engines executing in parallel to deliver the
highest performance 2D, 3D graphics and video capabilities with motion
compensation for video playback. Proprietary hardware security
features facilitate advanced content protection while supporting a
range of leading middleware platforms, rapid development of customized
applications and the fastest path to deployment.
For additional information regarding MediaPro IP set-top boxes or
to schedule a demonstration, please call 800-628-3910 or 281-538-6000
or send an email to mediaproinfo@eaglebroadband.com.
About Eagle Broadband
Eagle Broadband is a leading provider of broadband, Internet
Protocol (IP) and communications technology and services that create
new revenue opportunities for broadband providers and enhance
communications for government, military and enterprise customers.
Eagle leverages years of proven experience delivering advanced,
IP-based broadband bundled services to provide service provider
partners with a way to deliver next generation entertainment,
communications and security services to their subscribers. The
company's product offerings include IPTVComplete(TM), the fastest,
lowest cost way for broadband providers to deliver the most
competitive IP video services; the MediaPro line of HDTV-ready IP
set-top boxes that enable broadband providers and hotel operators to
maximize revenues by delivering state-of-the-art, interactive
entertainment services; and the SatMAX(TM) satellite communications
system that provides government, military, homeland security and
enterprise customers with reliable non-line-of-sight voice and data
communications from any location on Earth. The company is
headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit
www.eaglebroadband.com or call 281-538-6000. (EAGG)
Forward-looking statements in this release regarding Eagle
Broadband, Inc. are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are
cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of
the company's products, increased levels of competition, new products
and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party
suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from
time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.