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 CableLabs. “Having Intel support the technology really brings the OpenCable Platform to a new level of maturity and will further enable innovation from consumer electronics manufacturers, advertisers, content providers and cable operators for the benefit of our mutual customers.”

Tony Werner, executive vice president and chief technical officer of cable operator Comcast, said the OpenCable Platform is Comcast’s software base for the future. He said Comcast is committed to working with Intel to bring one or more digital set-top boxes to market in the next two years.

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