Astro selects Pace HD PVR
September 17, 2013
Nick Snow @ IBC
Pace has been selected by the number one Malaysian Pay-TV provider, Astro, to supply its next generation wireless HD PVR.
Astro, whose services reach over three million households, will begin installing Pace’s next generation HD PVR next month to improve the user experience and increase revenue streams by leveraging new technologies. The HD PVR, which is the first of its type to be deployed by Pace, is equipped with a dual-band concurrent Wi-Fi solution, enabling the separation of video content from broadband data delivery. This feature allows video and broadband content to be delivered simultaneously without causing degradation of service quality. The new hardware is based on a Broadcom 7356 CPU and comes with an internal hard drive and 1GB of RAM.
Astro’s Kong Futt Fong, SVP Strategic Contracts, said; “Pace’s new HD PVR allows us to improve the customer experience and provide our customers with the very latest technologies and services. The new hardware will act as a cornerstone for all future developments in the software and services side of our business and will further cement our position as the leading Pay-TV provider in the region.”