Broadcom Signs MOUs With Chinese Firms Involving DOCSIS 3.0

Broadcom signed memoranda of understanding with Chinese companies, including two for the development of Ultra HD equipment, it said in a news release. 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 Thursday. 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.”