Pace Acquired Bewan to Grow Converged Digital TV Solutions

Pace announced that they are to acquire Bewan Systems, a specialist in xDSL and cable DOCSIS 3.0 IP connectivity technologies.  According to Pace the deal will not exceed €12.5 million, and is expected to complete the deal in the second quarter of this year.  With this deal Pace is hoping to grow its position in the connected home market place by tapping into Bewan already established relationship with customers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

With forecast growth in consumer spending on digital home technology such as set-top box and home gateways, and consumer more readily open to the concept of the connected home.  Pace will combine Bewan digital home systems with Pace existing gateway business, enabling Pace to offer converged gateway and Digital TV solutions to PayTV customers.

Pace’s vision is to become a world leader in converged digital TV entertainment.  As payTV operators develop converged home entertainment services, advanced residential gateways will become increasingly important both as standalone devices and integrated into set-top box products that drive whole home networks.” Said Neil Gaydon Chief Executive Officer at Pace.

We at connectedhomeworld.com foresee more acquisitions in the coming months, so far we have seen two in the last eight months.  Cisco acquired Linksys for the simple reason that the connected home is now a reality, and we think the home is the next frontier for networking and digital technology, and the home is a huge market worth billions. Therefore those in the industry are positioning themselves to take advantage of emerging market.