Qatar Telecom has selected Mariner's IP video service oriented monitoring solution, Mariner xVu. The latest version of Mariner xVu is specifically designed for integration with IPTV probes. Qtel will use Mariner xVu for the Mozaic TV service, making this the first Mariner xVu deployment in the Middle East.

Alfalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co., partnered with Mariner to deploy xVu. Through easy integration with network probes — at the head-end and/or individual network element — Mariner xVu offers Qtel additional insights into the IPTV network by extending video service monitoring reach to each subscriber, allowing the operator to maintain the highest possible video quality while simultaneously reducing operating expenses. Statistics collected by external data sources such as probes are compiled and configured as status indicators on Mariner NetworkVu to enable a deeper understanding of IPTV traffic and customer experience issues. The probe enhancement is now a configurable option of NetworkVu, rather than a custom development, and was created based on service provider requests for integration with external data sources.

UTStarcom has won a contract from Sri Lanka Telecom to supply set-top boxes for the telecom operator's IPTV system expansion. UTStarcom's set-top boxes, which are part of the Company's RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution, will enable SLT to provide a number of interactive media services, including Live HDTV, Time Shift TV and Video-on-Demand, to its customers.

"This contract is our second big win in the Sri Lankan market in the last eight months," said UTStarcom's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jack Lu. Mr. Lu continued, "it reinforces our leading presence in Sri Lanka and enhances our market position in the Asia-Pacific region. We have provided IPTV solutions to SLT since 2008 and, under this contract, will further support the client's IPTV system expansion. Our cost-effective set-top boxes will allow SLT to deliver a rich and diverse range of interactive media services across a number of devices, which we believe will attract new IPTV users and expand SLT's customer base."

The Open IPTV Forum successfully completed their latest interoperability test event at the Orange Labs in Rennes, France, where members successfully demonstrated an OIPF-based IPTV solution.

The scope and features demonstrated at this event were selected by Orange, and chosen as being representative of those which could constitute a viable commercial offering for a typical tier-one service provider. During 5 days of engineering, testing and demonstrations, OIPF members Ericsson, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Opera Software, Orange and Zenterio successfully resolved and demonstrated interoperability in the areas of service discovery, delivery of linear and on demand content, HTTP adaptive streaming and terminal based applications, all according to the published OIPF specifications.

Complete infrastructure from media sources to set-top boxes will be shown at the ANGACable trade show in Cologne, Germany, June 12-14, 2012.

Motama will present the complete set of IPTV products for building a streamlined and cost-effective end-to-end solution for distributing live content, namely DVB gateways, transcoders, servers for content delivery and for timeshifting:

TVCaster is a turn-key solution offering all cutting-edge functionality you expect from an integrated DVB receiver, descrambler, remultiplexer, and IP streaming server. TVCaster servers are available for DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, DVB-T and DVB-ASI.

MobiTV and Deutsche Telekom are partnering to develop a converged media platform that will enable the delivery of content across multiple platforms including mobile phones, tablets, PCs, Internet TVs and set-top boxes (STB). Deutsche Telekom will integrate MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution to support the commercial release of its converged media services.

The first phase of the technology partnership began with a trial implementation of the converged multi-screen service that integrates MobiTV’s TV Everywhere solution into Deutsche Telekom existing IPTV service "Entertain." As a key component of the convergence service ecosystem, MobiTV’ s TV Everywhere solution will enable Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV subscribers to view both live and on demand video content on authorized PCs, tablets and smartphone devices.

Bridge Technologies has launched a complete solution for monitoring and analyzing DVB-T2 transmissions, with full support for the T2-MI stream format. DVB-T2 is estimated to be the transmission format of choice for 70 percent of the broadcast infrastructure currently under construction, and DVB-T2 networks are already coming on air in most countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Part of the DVB-T2 specification, T2-MI is used for contributing streams from the master headend to regional sites in a highly efficient and controlled form. T2-MI provides important advantages for operators, especially in single-frequency network (SFN) applications, where it ensures accuracy, allows all scheduling and allocation decisions to be made at the central headend, and lets each modulator in the network unambiguously create an identical on-air signal. However, the complex T2-MI formatted streams are structured in a way that made them inaccessible to standard monitoring systems — until the introduction of the DVB-T2-MI option for the VB120 or VB220 probes.

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecom operator, has chosen Ericsson to deploy and integrate a new IPTV platform that will deliver multi-screen interactive multimedia services to more than 900,000 subscribers. The new platform will replace Chunghwa’s existing IPTV system and respond to a growing demand from consumers for content anywhere, any time on a wide range of devices including TVs, computers, smartphones and tablets.

The Chunghwa Telecom deal also includes Ericsson Multiscreen TV and the Ericsson Media Connect (IPTV Remote) service. The new services are due to be available to subscribers in December of this year.

The solution, launched at IBC 2011, combines hardware and software to enable the expansion in processing needed to deliver a multi-screen offering. The Ericsson solution enables high quality and cost effective processing of hundreds of channels into thousands of adaptive streaming profiles. The Ericsson SPR1200 Multiscreen Stream Processor, a true hardware approach to Multi-screen compression, is combined with the Ericsson NPR1200 Multiscreen Network Processor, a dense software-based adaptive streaming segmentation and encryption processor, designed to track dynamic updates in adaptive streaming formats and DRM systems associated with the needs of delivery to different types of devices, as well as supporting an array of deployment architectures and formats.

httvBOX is an embedded software solution. It simplifies and unifies access to all types of content including broadcast, on-demand and OTT programs.

httvBOX offers an extensive range of functionalities, including some innovative features such as:

• User based profil UI such as Kids UI
• Personalized Mosaic
• Push VOD
• Catch-up TV
• On-line enhanced EPG
• OTT
• Etc.

Agama announces that Swiss wholesaler Netstream has deployed Agama's complete end-to-end monitoring solution for its managed IPTV service. The installation enables full control and understanding of the service quality from creation to consumption, supporting Netstream in efficient problem discovery and SLA follow-ups with wholesale partners.

Since 2006, Netstream acts a wholesale provider of a managed IPTV service to the telecommunications industry in Switzerland. With the technical IPTV solution from Netstream, telecom operators are given a tailored opportunity to offer digital television services under their own brand; a reliable option for fast and efficient introduction of competitive and high-quality IPTV services. To ensure this, Netstream has now deployed Agama's DTV Monitoring Solution.

Vitec this month was honored to receive the City of New York’s highest ratings for vendor performance for its deployment and implementation of Optibase IPTV solution based on EZ TV System and MGW 5100 true carrier-grade H.264 encoding platforms for the New York City Department of Transportation.

The end-to-end Optibase IPTV system deployed in New York City allows the Department of Transportation to exchange video information over its network with a variety of government agencies for instantaneous information sharing and real-time collaboration among agencies during emergencies or critical events.

Pixelmetrix will be at BroadcastAsia 2011, booth 4J5-01, to exhibit its Electronic Couch Potato, featuring the latest application, Video Quality Index, Consolidator – Network Management System, StationView – for simplified centralized monitoring, DVStor – Compliance Recording and Disaster Recovery solution and its DVStation-IP – one-stop monitoring engine for IP and TS Analysis.

The ECP VQI is a video quality measurement tool that scans all channels, identifies common video impairments such as macro-blocking, tiling and freeze frame, then combines them to a single, integrated metric. Results are consolidated across all channels and remote sites – making it easy to identify when and where video quality issues strike.

UTStarcom has launched its end-to-end Internet TV solution, and also won its first commercial contract to build up an Internet TV platform in Northern China.

The new end-to-end Internet TV solution is derived from UTStarcom's core RollingStream® technology system. The Company's Internet TV solution, based on cloud computing technology, has an open system structure, reliable service and flexibility to expand for large scale deployments in the future. The innovative technology of the solution can enable the customer to easily operate, manage and control the system and subscriber information. "We believe this is the best time for us to launch our Internet TV solution which will hopefully help us capture the great growth opportunity of the Internet TV market," said Jack Lu, President and CEO of UTStarcom.

IPTV is becoming increasingly important. IPTV not only allows for serving millions of users within public networks but also provides transmission of content in hospitality and health care, in universities, schools, and corporations, and in IP networks in private homes.

Motama presents its newest releases of IPTV server appliances at ANGACable 2011: DVB gateways, transcoders, and streaming servers.

TVCaster is a turn-key solution offering all cutting-edge functionality you expect from an integrated DVB receiver, descrambler, remultiplexer, and IP streaming server. TVCaster servers are available for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T and DVB-ASI, and support live TV broadcasts with unicast/multicast, personal TV access, and customized IPTV workflows.

IneoQuest will be previewing an advanced solution for end-to-end analytics of adaptive video streaming to mobile and residential devices across CDN and wholesale delivery networks. Come see a live demonstration in booth # SU2226 at NAB Show.

With the exponential growth of mobile devices such as smart-phones and tablets, and the addition of OTT video applications on new and existing residential devices such as set top boxes and games consoles, the number of content providers and content aggregators looking to find new channels to potential subscribers has increased considerably. To achieve this, the content providers are looking to CDN and wholesale network providers for video transport, while CDN and wholesale network providers are conversely looking to win new business for delivering that content.