Dana Brzozkiewicz

PR Manager for Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group - heightening visibility on how Broadcom is transforming the multi-screen TV and broadband experience.

Powerline Networks Get Boost with New Devices from Devolo

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Apr. 25, 2012

Powerline networking is back, and Broadcom’s innovative technology is making it better than ever. It’s simple to install and just works- simply plug an adapter into a standard power outlet to boost the home networks’ performance.

Devolo, the European leader in Powerline Communications (PLC), has picked Broadcom’s HomePlug AV chip to power its latest line of PLC adapters- giving users an easy way to experience Internet everywhere and connect devices in their homes. Devolo’s PLC adapters support the growing …

With Broadcom technology, India’s digital TV transition is about more than a better picture

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Apr. 18, 2012

With more than 94 million analog cable TV households, India’s TV market is ready for a new era. Digital TV not only looks better but also brings cool new services like digital video recording and video-on-demand to users.

The Indian government has a mandate to stage analog shut-offs, similar to what the U.S. did a few years ago. Broadcom’s new cable set-top box technology makes this happen at a low price point, opening up new digital cable TV experiences in …

Broadcom enhances standard technology to boost China’s cable overhaul

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Apr. 02, 2012

When the Chinese government began its Next Generation Broadcast (NGB) initiative to create state-of-the-art networks that converge telecommunication, Internet and television, China’s cable operators were faced with major overhauls to existing systems. To take advantage of this new opportunity, cable operators looked to Broadcom for help.

By extending proven DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Systems Interface Standard) technology with Ethernet over Coax (EoC), Broadcom has created DOCSIS-based EoC as the ideal platform to address China’s unique challenges in launching converged communications.…

CCBN Video: Broadcom Technology Powers the Connected Home

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Mar. 21, 2012

From the Broadcom booth at the China Cable Broadcasting Network show in Beijing, Executive VP Dan Marotta offers a two-minute demo of the Connected Home technology on display at the show.

The video is also available in Mandarin on our CCBN page or our YouTube Channel.

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Pay-TV in China Reaches New Heights with Broadcom Technology

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Mar. 20, 2012

BEIJING – Today, Broadcom announced several key wins and higher speed technology that is changing the pay-TV landscape in China. Cable operators there are in the midst of converging their networks to offer telecom, Internet and TV services together to their subscribers. They are putting the plumbing in – so to speak – so that Chinese consumers can watch high-quality HDTV, enjoy high-speed Internet and even new services like video chat through a TV.

Broadcom engineers put their heads together …

Broadcom at CCBN: The China TV Blitz Begins

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Mar. 19, 2012

The Pay-TV industry in China is coming of age, with TV, broadband and phone services now being bundled into a single package for Chinese consumers. With Broadcom’s commitment to powering next-gen TV and Internet experiences around the globe, it only makes sense that we would have a presence at the China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) conference in Beijing later this week.

Consumers in China are hungry for new advanced services there, things like video chat over the TV screen. The …

Web Apps Find a Secure Path to the Living Room TV

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Mar. 12, 2012

To understand the power of the latest technology to be unveiled by Broadcom, first think about how apps have redefined the mobile computing experience. Surfing the Web over a mobile device like a tablet PC or a smartphone no longer involves visiting a “site” on a web page. Today, mobile apps are the gateways to the on-the-go Internet, offering nicely organized access to games, news, tweets, videos and more.

Now, as the app continues to evolve, the experience is heading …

Innovation powers HDTV and Pay-TV to reach larger audiences

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Mar. 12, 2012

Broadcom continues to unveil technology that enables providers and operators to deliver a 21st Century television experience to larger audiences.

Today, at the Cable Labs conference in Philadelphia, Broadcom announced a new System on a Chip (SoC) technology that will help accelerate the HDTV transition for some 45 million analog TVs in North America that are currently connected to a cable TV service. The company also announced a new SoC offering that will allow Pay-TV providers with the technology to …

MWC: Femtocells rescue cell phones from dropped calls, slow downloads

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Feb. 28, 2012

As phones have grown faster and more powerful, our patience with dropped calls for slow downloads is very little. But, alas, femtocells – small cells that increase cell coverage in homes or office buildings – can solve some of those problems.

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, NETGEAR announced the world’s first fully integrated quad-play small cell home gateway for the Alcatel-Lucent Global Network, powered by Broadcom’s DSL, Wi-Fi and small cell platforms. This means better network coverage, …

Humax Deploys Industry’s First HD Satellite Boxes Designed in 40 nm, Powered by Broadcom

By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Feb. 22, 2012

As the adoption of digital television continues to grow around the world, manufacturers are turning to Broadcom for technology that will drive a low-cost, high-quality interactive high-def experience to emerging markets.

Humax, a premier Korean set-top box (STB) maker, and Broadcom announced today the deployment of the industry’s first 40-nanometer high definition satellite STBs.

Silicon designed in the 40 nm CMOS process enables lower power, higher performance and significant design efficiencies beyond 65 nm. Broadcom’s technology – the BCM7358 HD …

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