At NAB2006 in its booth #SL4403, Envivio Inc. will debut the world's first IPTV Triple Play solution featuring MPEG-4 middleware on a Sigma Designs based H.264 consumer set-top box. The Envivio IPTV Triple Play solution presents an innovative method for service providers to deliver standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) IP video, video on demand (VOD) and middleware with an electronic program guide (EPG) -- all within a complete MPEG-4 environment. The solution interfaces with any OSS billing and open standards-based VoIP systems and is ideal for offering IPTV Triple Play where bandwidth is limited and operators wish to offer the latest in competitive services to their subscribers.

In the demonstrated solution, SD and HD IP video is encoded by Envivio 4Caster B3 and HD3 systems for outstanding video quality at the lowest possible bit rates. Content for VOD services is delivered via the Envivio 4Sight streaming server. The Envivio EPG is created using the interactive components defined in MPEG-4. This provides scalability and entirely new features for enhancing the subscriber's experience including PVR, an integrated telephony portal and trick play. IP video content and the EPG are delivered to the consumer set-top box as MPEG-4 streams and managed by the Envivio 4Front middleware server. Through its innovative architecture, 4Front is the first middleware to support MPEG-4 Part 11 for the delivery of synchronized applications and messages to enable advanced services such as SMS texting, betting and voting.

Since the solution is based on open standards, operators can select from the complete line of Envivio products or mix and match systems from other open standards-based vendors as they enhance their networks to offer IPTV services. From the Envivio IPTV headend to the set-top box, the complete MPEG-4 Triple Play solution enables service providers to offer enhanced television services and to increase their average revenue per user (ARPU).

Envivio systems will appear in various booths throughout the NAB2006 show floor including Advantech #C8548, AVC Alliance #SL1976, ENENSYS Technologies #SU2250A, Irdeto #SU793, Motorola #SU1752, UDcast in the DVB Booth #C836, and Verizon Business #SL2403.