All rights reserved. Up to four people in the same household will be able to play against each other. The associated set-top handset will provide a much higher level of interactivity than standard handsets and has a range of over 10 meters. The technology will also work with universal keyboards. The set-top is going to become the most important piece of electronics equipment in the home.
Interactive gaming is a hot trend in Europe today.
It's important for cable operators to provide their subscribers with a wide variety of interactive services in order to increase satisfaction and reduce churn. Interactive gaming with multi-player capability is one way for the whole family to get involved. In a related announcement today, Telewest, a leading cable operator in the UK, contracted to purchase a minimum of 200,000 of Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer 4000DVB models that will have the integrated Two Way TV technology. Scientific-Atlanta's European operations are headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany with sales and service offices in the United Kingdom and manufacturing facilities in Denmark.