As a result, we are pleased to announce that both the General Instrument and DiviCom encoders have demonstrated conformance to all our checked compliance requirements to the MPEG-2 video and system layer specifications by successfully completing our first battery of more than 200 tests. Dr. Richard R. Green, CableLabs president and CEO, said the success by these companies was critical to the cable television industry. The industry appreciates the effort and refinements that these companies have made during the last year in their products. The testing currently involves verifying some 104 system transport stream elements and 73 video stream elements. These elements are checked to comply with the MPEG-2 Main Profile at Main Level definition.
Further enhancements are under development to augment current conformance testing capabilities.
Final, detailed results of the testing will be made available to CableLabs members later this year. CableLabs plans and funds research and development projects that will help cable companies take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in the telecommunications industry. It also transfers relevant technologies to member companies and to the industry. In addition, CableLabs acts as a clearinghouse to provide information on current and prospective technological developments that are of interest to the cable industry.