Efficient Channel Coding joins the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project

Cleveland, Ohio - December 17, 2002 - Efficient Channel Coding, announced today that it has joined the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Organization as a Full Member. ECC is interested in a number of the activities that the DVB is defining, but is particularly interested in the DVB-S2 working group. DVB-S2 is helping to define the next generation of satellite broadcasting and interactive services.

Efficient Channel Coding, Inc. (ECC) provides advanced physical layer electronic components, subsystems, and intellectual property. The company is dedicated to delivering high capacity solutions that offer scalability and significant cost reductions in today's advanced optical, wireless, and satellite networks. ECC technology is currently being used in wide range of networks embodied as Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, and Programmable Digital Signal Processors. ECC's key, patented IP enables these implementations with scalability to Gbps data rates. In addition to current product offerings, ECC is developing new, forward-looking products that offer standards-based integration and best-in-class performance in targeted markets. More information on ECC is available on the Internet at http://www.efficientchannelcoding.com.

The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of over 300 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 40 countries committed to designing global standards for the delivery of digital television and data services. For further information see www.dvb.org.