From September 8 – 12, Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers and world leader in content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile networks, will be exhibiting at IBC 2006, stand # 1.459 and in the mobile zone at stand # M244. With new product developments the company focuses on its three product segments: digital TV, IPTV and mobile.

Amino, leading IPTV platform supplier, has announced the AmiNET125i to enter the blossoming Internet TV market. Details of this device, which promises to set a new benchmark for flexibility when viewing digital content at home, will be presented at a product launch event during IBC at 3:30pm on the 8th of September, at the Amino stand.

Micronas, a supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, announces a set of development kits for hybrid IPTV and DVB set-top boxes.

SupportSoft, Inc., a leading provider of software and services that automate the resolution of technology problems, will share insights on how broadband service providers can effectively manage IPTV complexity in order to increase service adoption and customer satisfaction, while reducing operational costs.

TANDBERG Television will continue to build on its technology and market lead in HD MPEG-4 AVC at IBC 2006 (Hall1.461) with the EMEA launch of groundbreaking high definition (HD) digital satellite and electronic newsgathering solutions (DSNG and DENG) based on its award-winning HD advanced compression engine. TANDBERG Television will also respond to the increase in demand for HD content with a series of bandwidth-saving and cost reducing initiatives including the addition of DVB-S2 modulation to its DSNG range and support for the HDV format.

The broadband boom continues, says Infonetics Research in three new reports tracking the broadband CPE, DSL aggregation hardware, and CMTS markets.