Optibase Ltd. has installed the Baltic's first turnkey MPEG4 IPTV solution for Lattelecom, Latvia's leading provider of information technology and telecommunications services.

Optibase will provide an end-to-end IPTV solution enabling Lattelecom to supply interactive TV services based on MPEG-4 H.264 technology. In addition to streaming live TV channels, Lattelecom DSL users can form personal program sets, order TV shows and movies, create personal archives, select languages and to use internet and voice communications.

The end-to-end solution provided by Optibase, supported by local partner Hannu Pro, includes Optibase MPEG-4 Media Gateway platforms, middleware, VOD systems and encrypting technologies (CAS), as well as set-top-boxes for end user. A unique Advertising Server was developed by Optibase for this project. The Advertising Server allows Lattelecom to send personalized advertisements triggered by the user's actions. The Carrier Grade solution ensure high reliability while provide the broadcast quality video at low MPEG-4 bit rates.