EUROSTAR Group introduces the latest convergent technologies at CABSAT MENA 2015

Tuesday, 10 March, 2015

DUBAI, March 10, 2015: EUROSTAR Group, the leading digital and consumer technology innovator in the Middle East, has showcased the latest in the range of convergent technologies for homes at CABSAT MENA 2015, the 21st year of participation by the EUROSTAR Group. Under the theme “Digitally Smart Homes’, EUROSTAR along with its partners, are showcasing the latest in technologies for seamless connectivity across multiple devices which include solutions that include home media gateways solutions to connected devices. The stand spanning across 180sqm will showcase global partners including OSN, Pace, TP-Link, STmicroelectronics, Quiptel, Fagor, Universal Electronics and many more.

CABSAT MENA, the leadingbroadcast, satellite and digital media event in the region, is being held at the Dubai International Conventional and Exhibition Centre from March 10 – 12, 2015.

The EUROSTAR stand at CABSAT 2015 is located at Hall 6 (Stand D6-10 and C6-10).

Commenting on the participation at CABSAT MENA 2015, Mr. Raju Jethwani, Chairman of EUROSTAR Group, said: “We are pleased to participate at CABSAT 2015 and exhibit our latest offerings at this premier show. EUROSTAR has been a participant of CABSAT since inception of this industry event. This year, we offer the ‘Digitally Smart Home’ experience to customers in the region. For us, the smart home concept is not futuristic, but something we are able to convert every home of the present to. This is what we are demonstrating at CABSAT 2015.”

Some of the products and services showcased by EUROSTAR Group at CABSAT MENA are: Content Sharing, Multi-screen devices, Smart home controls for all home appliances, access controls, 4K STB’s and decoders and cloud stream devices.

With its quest to provide the best and latest in technology for its consumers, EUROSTAR Group has partnered with some of the most successful and leading technology giants such as OSN, Pace, STMicroelectronics, TP-Link Technologies, Fagor, Quiptel and Fly.

TP-LINK Technologies, a leading provider of SOHO and SMB networking products and solutions, is now growing to be one of the most competitive providers of networking products. TP-Link aspires to be one of the top three networking brands in the world. The company has recently launched a range of products such as the ADSL2+ Modem routers – Archer D9, AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit, advanced 802.11ac wireless products, M7350 advanced mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, and 802.11ac wall socket-mounted wireless range extender.

Fagor, a leading provider of SMATV head end systems and amplifiers, has been a strategic partner with EUROSTAR across the region. Fagor, through Eurostar provides solutions to the hospitality industry and is bench marked as one of the leading hardware solution coupled with EUROSTAR’s expertise, service solutions as well as its reach across the industry.

Quiptel deals with the challenge to move large volumes of high quality video across networks efficiently and affordably. Quiptel aims to revolutionize the future IPTV and OTT delivery landscape with server and cloud-based solutions that bring clients’ businesses unparalleled benefits with exceptional quality, greater consistency, faster output and lower cost of delivery.

QUIPTEL, along with EUROSTAR Group, focuses on the latest in Intelligence Streaming – OTT through unmanaged networks; fully featured platform including TVoD, nPVR, Catch-up TV and in particular Live TV support, cloud hosted platform – Fast Start and Pay-as-you-grow flexibility; fully scalable SaaS and PaaS business models; enabling the CapEx to OpEx switch – making the route to profit faster; support for BYOD and virtual STB’s, e.g.: Mobiles, Pads and Tablets; and Fast integration with SocialTV applications.

“Streaming is the new Broadcasting and OTT is the way to deliver valuable new services. Quiptel is extremely pleased to work with EUROSTAR Group to provide excellence in both technology and integration services,” said Peter Do, CTO and Founder, Quiptel.

STMicroelectronics, also known as ST, Europe’s largest semi-conductor chip maker based on revenue, also exhibits with EUROSTAR Group at CABSAT 2015.

“The Pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa region has been growing steadily over the past several years and as a well-established player, ST is ready for the next-generation set-top-box deployments with our latest Ultra HDp60 quad core system-on-chip ICs,” said Philippe Notton, Group Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Product Division at STMicroelectronics.

He added: “These high-performance, power-efficient, price-competitive Cannes and Monaco family chipsets have already been selected by several major OEMs, while our market-proven HD HEVC and H264 mid-range Liege and Liege 2 family broadcast and IP SoCs continue to enhance the end-user experience at even more competitive cost, while meeting size, security, and power-consumption targets. All of these solutions are showcased at CABSAT 2015.”

EUROSTAR Group has a strong global presence with own retail showrooms, strong presence across the regions’ power retailers, wholesale dealers and electronic stores and business operations in 50 countries worldwide. The Group has been supporting the UAE economy and society for more than three decades by bringing the best products and services to the UAE and the Middle East.
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