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History

ADB was founded in 1995. We initially focused on developing software for the most advanced digital TV processors. In 1997 our business expanded into the design and manufacture of digital TV equipment.

 

We have pioneered the emerging digital TV industry, taking pride in being the first to market many new technologies. Our solutions are now used in millions of homes throughout the world.

 

Our business has further expanded, building on our expertise in TV and IP convergence, with a portfolio of pay-TV set-top boxes and their user interfaces, broadband access devices, expandable software platform for connected services, and a range of ready-to deploy pay-TV and home networking solutions.

  • Andrew Rybicki establishes Advanced Digital Broadcast
  • First commercial set-top box
  • Dedicated Research and Development facility opens in Poland
  • Corporate headquarters established in Taiwan
  • The one millionth set-top box leaves ADB's manufacturing facility
  • We develop of a solution based on the Media Home Platform (MHP) open standard
  • The two millionth set-top box is shipped
  • ADB’s worldwide sales & marketing headquarters opens in Geneva, Switzerland
  • ADB Americas opens
  • We supply digital TV technology for Poland’s first MHP broadcast trial
  • The world’s first MHP digital receiver is launched – the i-CAN-3000 in Finland
  • Our set-top boxes participate in the launch of digital terrestrial services in Italy
  • The world’s first MHP Internet set-top box with terrestrial reception is announced
  • Our iCAN-3000TW wins 2 awards at the Cable and Satellite International Product of the Year Awards in Amsterdam
  • ADB becomes the first and only company to have fully compliant MHP set-top boxes deployed in the market
  • Our ADB-3100TW IPTV set-top box collects two Cable and Satellite International awards
  • We secure our first major IPTV contract to supply set-top boxes to Telefónica, Spain
  • The first single-chip Advanced Video Coding (AVC) solution is unveiled
  • ADB Group floats on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX)
  • The eight millionth set-top box is shipped
  • The world’s first hybrid, single-chip, advanced video coding, high definition IPTV set-top box is deployed
  • Our ADB-3800TW IPTV set-top box wins the "Cable and Satellite International" "Product of the Year Award"
  • We participate in the world’s first high definition/MPEG-4 coverage of the Winter Olympics with RAI in Italy
  • We put in place manufacturing capabilities in Europe
  • The nine millionth set-top box is shipped
  • We deploy our first IPTV set-top box in North America
  • ADB joins the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)
  • Our ADB-3800TW IPTV wins "Best IPTV Customer Premise Equipment Technology" at the "IPTV World Series Awards"
  • Our twelve millionth set-top box is shipped
  • We win a Cable & Satellite International award and an IPTV World Series award for our ADB-5810TWX IPTV recorder
  • We become the first tru2way certified set-top box vendor
  • We obtain the ISO9001 quality certification
  • We launch CarboTM, an intuitive, fast, smooth User Interface in High Definition
  • The 15th million set-top box leaves the manufacturing facility
  • We are named "TV Innovator of the Year" at the IMS Research awards
  • We integrate the software experts of our sister company, Osmosys, to further strengthen solution portfolio
  • Our first tri-brid solution, combining Satellite, IPTV and Terrestrial services is deployed, winning a Cable & Satellite International and an IPTV World Series award
  • The 16th millionth set-top box is shipped
  • Our CarboTM high-definition interface wins a Cable & Satellite International award
  • ADB Group acquires Pirelli Broadband Solutions

§         First commercial set-top box

§         Dedicated Research and Development facility opens in Poland

§         Corporate headquarters established in Taiwan