Pace Reveals Digital Home at IBC 2010

SALTAIRE, England - (Business Wire) At IBC 2010 Pace plc (Hall 1, B 19), the world's leading provider of digital set-top box technologies, will showcase its full range of products and services for the global payTV industry. Demonstrations will include Pace's best-in-class set-top box solutions, as deployed by many of the world's leading payTV operators, its new capability in residential gateways and the latest advances in 'whole home convergence'.

Pace's Digital Connected Home area will offer operators the opportunity to explore how they can capitalise on TV-led interconnected home entertainment and broadband services. Through a series of demonstrations, including Pace's Home Content Sharing solution and Converged Residential Gateway, visitors will be able to explore how payTV devices can move video, voice and data content around the home and extend their service opportunities. The Home Content Sharing demonstration will include a new portability of content function, using the Apple iPad as an example of how content will move around the converged home.

Key set-top box demonstrations will present Pace's strengths in PVR, high definition, hybrid and HD 3D platforms, highlighting the Group's commitment to driving payTV technology evolution and why it is the partner of choice for over 160 operators around the world. Pace will also reveal its latest hybrid platforms, blending traditional broadcast services with IP broadband content delivery that will enable operators to harness the potential of online OTT applications within an integrated managed TV service.

Full range of IP (DSL)

Pace's new gateway capability will be on show with a full range of IP (DSL) and cable (Docsis 3.0) VoIP residential gateways following the Group's recent acquisition of Bewan Systems SA. In addition, Pace will include residential gateway hardware-agnostic software that can reduce cost and optimise value added service launches such as home automation and video surveillance. Pace's gateway capability will be further enhanced when the proposed acquisition of US gateway specialist 2Wire closes, which is expected to be later in the year.

Pace plc (LSE:PIC) is a leading technology developer for the global payTV industry, working across satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. Pace has one of the world's most experienced specialist engineering teams, developing intelligent and innovative products and services for both payTV operators and retail markets across the world.