NETGEM (EPA:ALNTG) - Smart Soundbar by Sharp and Netgem
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Soundbox, a really smart, elegant, and compact connected soundbar for telcos
Amsterdam, September 14th, 2019 - Netgem, a pioneer in the connected home
space, is releasing its second generation of its smart soundbars for telcos in
partnership with Sharp, one of the world's leading electronics groups.
Designed by a well-known designer team, this premium compact soundbar offers an
elegant all-in-one home system, managed by operators.
The Soundbox is fully integrated with the Netgem back-end, multiscreen
solutions, and tools for telcos, bringing the most comprehensive package to the
market with Alexa, 4K HDR10, catch-up TV, best of OTT, DVB-T2 tuner built-in,
wireless audio control, great sound, and slick design. It's the ideal way for
fiber operators to offer an elegant concentration of entertainment to their
users!
The new product supports the telco content packages and services, as well as
leading international and local streaming services, replay TV, several
video-on-demand catalogs, and interactive applications based on standards such
as HbbTV, Freeview Play, and HTML5. The off-the-shelf content offering is
flexible and tailored to meet telco needs and requirements.
Its compact format becomes part of the user's living room, enhancing the sound
experience with elegance, quality, and support for 4K HDR and Dolby sound
enhancement technologies.
Equipped with four speakers and a Class D stereo amplifier, the soundbar
delivers rich sound even at the highest levels. An optional external subwoofer
can be added for a tasteful touch of extra bass power.
Users can also control their wireless headphones and wireless speakers at home
through Soundbox TV functions, as well as smart home devices compatible with
Alexa ecosystem.
See, it's really smart. We told you.
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The Soundbox is showcased during IBC by Netgem (Hall 15 MS22 & 23).
About Netgem
Netgem is a pioneer of the connected home, with its first Set-Top Box in 1996
and its first Smart Soundbar in 2017, and the co-creation of an independent
French fiber service operator under the Videofutur brand. Netgem brings users,
consumer electronics brands and telecommunications operators a secured and open
platform that enables and manages services via a coherent portfolio of
certified TV, video, audio, and network equipment for the connected & managed
home.
For more information, visit: http://home.netgem.com
About Sharp
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core
technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. Sharp
sets its business vision as "Changing the World with 8K+5G and AIoT." 8K
technology creates images that reveal a world beyond our everyday reality and
gives birth to thrilling new discoveries. AIoT connects people and society
through artificial intelligence and IoT technology. Being the origin of
countless innovations, through these ideas, Sharp will continue to
revolutionize the world. Sharp Corporation employs 52,564 people around the
world (as of June 30, 2019) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 2,400,072
yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.
For more information, please visit: http://sharpconsumer.eu
Press contact - SHARP Press contact - Netgem
behle & partner Netgem SA
Lena Steinke/ Jean Marc Behle 10 avenue de l'arche
Carl-Jordan-Straße 16 92 400 Courbevoie
83059 Kolbermoor France
Tel. +49 8031/ 391 16 02/ -07 Tel: +33 671 560 757
sharp@behle-partner.de joel.reboul@netgem.com