Tzero Secures Leadership Position in Video Distribution With HDMI Products

Tzero Secures Leadership Position in Video Distribution With HDMI Products

Advanced Ultra Wideband Becomes First to Gain Approval as a Retransmission Technology From Digital Content Protection Group

Tzero Technologies, the leader in ultra wideband (UWB) for video distribution, today announced that its ZeroWireTM technology has been approved for use with content protected by HDCP. The technology is available in products for both wireless and coax solutions as an HDMI cable replacement. Digital Content Protection (DCP LLC), licensor of the HDCP content protection technology specification, has granted Tzero’s ZeroWire authorization as an Approved Retransmission Technology.

“Meeting the needs of consumers by enabling authorized distribution throughout the home of copyrighted high-definition content continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing the industry,” said Stephen Balogh, president of Digital Content Protection LLC. “Tzero’s approach provides a solution to the consumer’s needs and directly addresses the requirements of content suppliers by maintaining the integrity and robustness for content protected by HDCP.”

Tzero’s ZeroWire chipset is optimized for wireless and wired networking of entertainment content around the home. The ZeroWire chipset enables service providers to create devices and networks for distributing entertainment content throughout the entire home using existing coax cable. The chipset also gives consumer electronics manufacturers the ability to create new classes of wireless video products – HDTVs, digital video recorders and more – that are easier and less expensive to install.

“Our customers in both the service provider and consumer electronics markets want standards-based and secure solutions for the networking of entertainment content around the home using a combination of wired and wireless connections,” said Mike Gulett, president and CEO of Tzero. “We’ve delivered solutions that meet the criteria of these customers by working with the WiMedia Alliance, Digital Content Protection LLC and others. No other company provides these capabilities.”

About Tzero Technologies, Inc.

Tzero Technologies is the leader in ultra wideband for video distribution. The company’s advanced ultra wideband technology can connect a range of A/V components — displays, set-top boxes, digital video recorders and more — without new cabling and throughout the home. Founded in 2003, Tzero is backed by tier-one venture partners, including August Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Miven Venture Partners, OVP, USVP and VentureTech Alliance. Tzero is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information, visit Tzero online at www.tzerotech.com.

Contacts

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Layla McHale, 408-981-6394
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