Broadcom Signs MOU Pacts With Chinese Firms on Ultra HD Equipment

Broadcom signed memorandum of understanding agreements with several Chinese companies, including two for the development of Ultra HD equipment, it said in a Thursday announcement. Its joint development agreement with Inspur Group, a systems integrator, is aimed at fashioning a new DOCSIS 3.0 Ultra HD set-top "that can power an entire digital home system,” Broadcom said. The goal of a separate pact with Beijing-based pay-TV operator StarTimes is to jointly define and develop set-top offerings for Africa, Broadcom said: “Both sides will invest engineering resources to develop a series of low-cost set-top boxes and high-end Ultra HD home gateways.”