Intel will use standards set by CableLabs

LOUISVILLE – Intel Corp. has agreed to incorporate support for a standard platform created by CableLabs in Louisville, a consortium of cable operators, in its consumer electronic products.

Incorporating the support for the OpenCable Platform allows digital televisions, set-top boxes, digital media recorders and other networked consumer electronics devices to run standard applications and services delivered by cable operators, consumer electronics companies, program networks and other software developers.

“The cable industry has a very strong commitment to the OpenCable Platform and to deploying interactive services through both retail and leased digital devices,´ said Richard R. Green, president and chief executive of…