Cable ONE Seeks $50 HD Box

Cable ONE Inc. ’s quest for an ultra-cheap, high-definition set-top box could be a big break for some vendors that are trying to crack the tough U.S. cable market, but only if they can squeeze the price down to $50 per unit.
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. , EchoStar Technologies, Irdeto Access B.V. , Latens Systems Ltd. , and Pace Micro Technology are among the box makers and conditional access system providers vying for the MSO’s business, according to a recent Cable ONE filing that’s asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for more time to complete an all-digital conversion.
That project relies on a new breed of one-way box that Cable ONE calls the “HD-capable, all-digital device” (HD-ADD).

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