BridgeCo Announces DAB Radio Solution Partnership.
BridgeCo Business Wire Press Release on 08/01/2010
BridgeCo Inc. Strengthens Consumer Electronics Connectivity Leadership With DAB Radio Partnership
JukeBlox 2.0 Platform Adds Full DAB/DAB+/DMB Radio Option for Industry's Most Complete Digital Music Streaming Capability
El Segundo, CA (6 January 2009) -BridgeCo Inc. (www.bridgeco.com), a leader in consumer electronics connectivity, announces a strategic partnership with PnP Network Technologies Inc.(www.pnpnetwork.com) to add comprehensive DAB/DAB+/DMB radio features to its market-leading JukeBlox platform. The worlds' largest consumer electronic brands are powered by BridgeCo's JukeBlox technology, adding network and Internet connectivity for streaming music to all types of consumer electronics.
PnP Network Technologies, Inc. and BridgeCo co-developed a low cost, integrated solution that maximizes the proven features and capabilities of each company's technology. This combined streaming music platform finally gives DAB radio suppliers the option for greater global appeal with the additional connectivity and networking features provided by this customizable Software Development Kit (SDK) based platform. These high-value features include Internet radio, new music Apps like Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster and LastFM along with streaming music from the homenetwork.
"DAB functionality is a great addition to JukeBlox 2.0," said Jordan Watters, BridgeCo's Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. "BridgeCo's comprehensive and proven solutions bring connectivity features along with traditional features including: AM/FM radio, clocks/alarms, iPod/iPhone and USB peripheral support,. The integration of PnP's DAB solution further enhances our leadership, allowing us to service this specific regional radio need."
PnP Network Technologies, Inc. is a Korea based semiconductor company and the leader in DAB solutions in the Korean market. They provide a suite of radio-based RF and audio processing product solutions with many years of expertise in the DAB market. They are expanding their world wide business by servicing companies such as LG, Sony, Harman-Becker and many more. Unlike current DAB solutions, the PnP solution simplifies design and manufacturing with a 50% cut in component count. It delivers enhanced performance with antenna diversity support, co-channel rejection, superior SFN and C/N quality and high reliability (achieved from automotive quality certification AEC-Q100). This solution also provides for a lower total solution cost - especially when integrated onto the BridgeCo module. "We see a continuing expansion of DAB radio in the world wide market as well as a fast ramping demand for internet radio" says PnP CEO Alex Kim. "Working with BridgeCo is a natural partnership that allows us to address our CE brand customers' complete radio needs with the strongest technology, most comprehensive and most cost effective solution available".
"Our goal has been providing market leading connectivity platforms for a broad range of CE products" says BridgeCo CEO Gene Sheridan. "With a host of proven DAB controller, RF and software solution options, PnP is a natural partner for BridgeCo to allow us to also address the DAB radio market. We are excited to be able to meet our customers regional radio needs with such strong technology partner."
About BridgeCo
BridgeCo is a venture capital backed technology company that is leading the connectivity revolution in consumer electronics - enabling the biggest CE brands to bring a world of music to every room in the home. BridgeCo's industry-leading JukeBlox technology integrates a full software stack and an advanced media processor into a WiFi network media module bringing media and music streaming to any home music system. BridgeCo is an ISO 9001 certified company with operations in El Segundo, California, Bangalore, India and sales offices around the world.
About PnP Network Technologies, Inc.
PnP Network is leading solution provider of DAB/DAB+/DMB-Audio/FM/DRM/AM receiver and T-DMB mobile TV solutions. PnP has full mass production Radio chipsets for use in both automotive slave module applications with MRC as well as stand alone consumer Radio products. PnP also is shipping production DVB-T/Full-seg demodulator solutions . PnP customers and solutions are used world-wide by many top audio product companies. PnP has certifications ISO9001, ISO14001 and TS16949 for their applications.
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