Tzero Technologies revealed today its new ZeroWire chipset (TZC7200), a WiMedia standards-based, ultra wideband (UWB) semiconductor solution optimized for real-time delivery of high-definition video, wirelessly and over wires. The chipset gives consumer electronics manufacturers the ability to create new classes of wireless video devices – HDTVs, digital video recorders, and more – that are easier and less expensive to install.

ZeroWire allows service providers to expand next-generation broadband and IPTV services. It delivers the performance and sustained throughput to support multiple high-definition video streams. Because it works over existing coax cabling, it significantly reduces the cost of installation.

Ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless could be available for deployment across Europe in early 2007 following the approval by the European Commission's Radio Spectrum Committee (RSC). The proposal will now be reviewed by the European Commission for a decision in the next few months.

At TelcoTV, Ben Bajarin, analyst with Creative Strategies, stated "The availability of ultra wideband-based solutions for connecting consumer electronics throughout a home is a critical step in the current evolution of networking and entertainment. This high-bandwidth connectivity will let service providers offer seamless solutions for bringing a range of new video services – IPTV, video on demand, online gaming, music and movies – from a single gateway or similar device to any display anywhere in the home without the need for new wiring, driving down costs and raising average revenue per subscriber."

Ultra wideband (UWB) solutions continue to gain momentum this week at the TelcoTV Conference and Exhibition with a range of leading set-top box, residential gateway and network digital video recorder manufacturers – including Amedia, Complete Media Systems, Entone Technologies, Magnum Semiconductor, Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices and UTStarcom -- demonstrating and introducing advanced video solutions using technology from Tzero Technologies. The offerings created by these organizations and others will help accelerate the adoption of high-definition and IPTV services, ease and speed the installation of these services in the home, and drive significant differentiation for service providers around the world.

Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices unveiled its newest home content distribution solution developed in conjunction with Tzero Technologies. This breakthrough solution is the first of its kind to use ultra wideband (UWB) technology for higher bandwidths with the capability to deliver high definition video throughout the home without requiring any new wires. This new technology will enable service providers to offer next-generation broadband services, including internet protocol television (IPTV), to subscribers while eliminating the need for new cabling, thereby reducing lengthy installation time and associated costs. The Siemens UWB multimedia home solution will be demonstrated in the Tzero booth at TelcoTV.