Cleveland Ohio – July 26, 2006 -- Efficient Channel Coding (ECC) today announced the production availability of the ECC3100 DVB-S2 Receiver Chip. The chip, called SkyPHY, offers advanced capabilities in the DVB-S2 standard. This includes operation from 0.1 to 45 Megasymbols per second, support of 16-APSK modulation, support of Adaptive and Variable Coding & Modulation (ACM and VCM), and advanced transport processing. These advanced features make SkyPHY the ideal solution for professional broadcast receivers, VSAT networks, satellite news gathering, and Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC) modems.  

The SkyPHY chip was also recently successfully demonstrated at the RAI Research Centre to verify the status of DVB-S2 technology. To achieve this, the DVB-S2 ad-hoc group has launched a laboratory test campaign, with the task to verify the compliancy of available equipment to the standard, and the effective gain in performance with respect to the first generation system DVB-S.  

Samples and an evaluation board / design kit are available now. Production orders are also being accepted. Please contact info@eccincorp.com for more information.  

About Efficient Channel Coding:

ECC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viasat Corporation, provides real world digital communications solutions for some of the world’s most advanced networks. We design and deliver satellite communication systems, broadband communication ICs, and customized commercial and government solutions. Our technology innovations increase the efficiency of today’s most advanced satellite, wireless and wire-line communications systems. More information on ECC is available on the Internet at www.eccincorp.com.  

About RAI Research Centre:

The RAI Research Centre is a complex of Laboratories divided in specialised areas which enable coverage of nearly the whole gamut of technical issues relevant to the different sectors of the radio-television system (production, transmission, broadcasting, receiver end). Its main objective is the survey of the technological innovation aimed at the creation of new services and the design of innovative technical models for the optimisation of the productive resources. It actively contributes to the work of international bodies where the issues relevant to technical innovation are dealt with, industrial policy strategies are debated and the standards are generated.  

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