ADB to Launch World-Leading Solutions for Cable and IPTV Operators at NCTA

April 30th, 2007

Advanced Digital Broadcast, a leading supplier of digital TV systems and software solutions for interactive television announced today an extensive program for the NCTA Cable Show in Las Vegas, May 7-9 2007. The focus for this year's show will be a new line of set-top boxes (STBs) designed to OpenCableTM standards for cable television and IPTV operators, plus ADB's unique development solution for OCAPTM software/application developers.

ADB will introduce their latest cable set-top boxes designed specifically for compliance with CableLabs®, OpenCable, OCAP and CableCARDTM specifications. The company will showcase a number of advanced technology solutions including High Definition (HD) interactive STBs and digital video recorders (DVRs) based on OCAP and CableCARD designed specifically for US cable operators. The company will also present IPTV products featuring Advanced Video Coding (AVC) at High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) resolutions.

As an enhancement to their highly successful 3200C-SD OCAP Developer's Kit, ADB will preview its next generation OCAP Development Platform. The ADB-7820C OCAP HD Developers Kit, launching early Q3 2007, is specifically designed for developing and or testing OCAP applications in the North American cable market including application/software for developers and cable operators.

Key products at this year's show include:

• ADB-5820C: A digital set-top box fully compliant with OpenCableTM specifications incorporating SD and HD AVC output. In order to illustrate the advanced capabilities of this new unit, ADB has teamed up with a number of third-party applications providers to show a suite of software features designed specifically to enhance the consumers' television viewing experience. A full demonstration will be available at the show including the Moxi HD Electronic Programme Guide, ‘Panache' interactive advertising and Vidiom's HD News Ticker.

• ADB- 5800S: A hybrid DVBS-2 satellite and IPTV receiver designed for consumer and business TV markets.

• ADB-5810WX: An advanced SD and HD H.264/AVC IPTV DVR for service providers offering IP based TV services.

"We are very excited to demonstrate our new North American products at this years' NCTA Cable Show", commented Michael Hawkey, Regional President for ADB Americas. "With the introduction of CableCARD and in the not to distant future, Downloadable Conditional Access Systems (DCAS), ADB is well positioned to provide competitively priced, flexible and software rich products to the US cable industry ensuring that operators will be able to maximize revenues and reduce churn by leveraging both open-standards and delivery of innovative and branded OCAP based solutions to their subscribers".

Visit ADB at stand number 4683.

Please contact Henry Walton (h.walton@adbglobal.com) to receive a personal demonstration of ADB's technology at The Cable Show.


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