Our software platform is in the final stage and will be available before the end of the year.

Our IPTV solution offers a bunch of better TV features, like an elegant user interface, easy navigating, instant channeling, and an interactive program guide.

The manufacturers of the set-top boxes will sell their products to the telecommunication service providers, which, in turn, will most likely lease this equipment to customers as part of a service package. So it is very difficult to say what the set-top boxes will cost.

This is an important product development for a couple of reasons. First of all, the chip will help manufacturers reduce costs by integrating various functions into one chip and eliminating the need for various components. And second, the chips can be embedded into many different kinds of consumer electronic products, such as DVD players, thus eliminating the need for a separate IPTV receiver.