According to Infonetics Research, the sales of IPTV equipment will skyrocket from $371 million to $6.8 billion—between 2005 and 2009.

Whether you're looking for an end-to-end IPTV solution or a combination of several products, this list will help you find the companies to help.

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Jump to an IPTV product section:

•	IPTV Set-top Boxes
•	IPTV CA/DRM Solutions
•	IPTV STB Middleware
•	IPTV Middleware
•	IPTV Headends/Encoders
•	IPTV Distribution Solutions
•	Video on Demand Systems
•	IPTV Test, Measurment, and Service Quality Solutions
•	IPTV Billing Solutions
•	IPTV OSS Service Fulfillment

IPTV Set-top Boxes

Amino is one of the most well known IPTV set-top box providers with their AmiNET line of products.


Motorola is not new to the set-top box world. They're a leader in the cable set-top box market, so it's no surprise that they would enter the IPTV market with a bang by purchasing Kreatel, who was one of the leading set-top box providers. Motorola now offers those set-top boxes through their VIP series of products.

When Cisco acquired Scientific Atlanta, they immediately became a leading player in the IPTV set-top box market.


Softier's IPTV set-top box solutions includes the "Wave" line of products such as the Wave-300 and Wave-400. Like most companies here, Softier has partnerships with providers of middleware, VOD servers and SUI (subscriber user interface) system providers.

Siemens, Switzerland, provides an end-to-end IPTV solution, which naturally comes with their advanced SD/HD IPTV STB (based on single Chip System-on-Chip Solution).

Philips



Samsung IP STB guarantees the very best multimedia experience for its users with the advanced features such as PVR and VoD. Supporting TPS/QPS services, the STB allows the users to enjoy VoIP and home networking service. Some models come out with embedded satellite or terrestrial reception capability, providing more flexibility for the operators' business model.

SPL Innotech has developed a complete in-house IPTV solution that includes headend with MPEG-4/H.264 encoders, streaming servers, DRM, management servers, middleware, and IP set-top box, known as the Maxbox.

SysMaster provides an entire product line developed 100% in-house that make up an end-to-end IPTV solution. This includes an IPTV video encoder, time shifter, streaming server, content management and billing server, and the Tornado is their IPTV set-top box solution.

Tatung is no newcomer to the world of IPTV and provides a range of set-top box solutions.

Italian company Telsey S.p.A. designs, develops and manufacturers IPTV set-top boxes. IPTV providers Telecom Italia, Fastweb and Tiscali have all used Telsey's line of products in their rollouts. Telsey's WAVES Product Family offers support for High Definition TV, MPEG4, Digital Terrestrial integration and PVR capabilities.

Thomson, World leader in video technologies, manufactures a range of set-top boxes for delivering video services over cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP networks. The DBI series set-top boxes are high performance System-on-Chip solutions delivering SD/HD with or without PVR and DTT for new broadband entertainment services over IP networks.

The MatrixStream IP Set Top Box is designed for the ultimate home theater experience. The STB comes with full support for HD 1080p videos and 5.1 digital multichannel sound. The STB also allows users to view HDTV and DVD videos right from their IP network.

IPTV CA/DRM Solutions

Irdeto creates technology to secure the delivery of digital content through a number of devices and distribution channels. They provide IPTV, VOD and PVR/DVR security.

Latens provides software based content & revenue protection systems.



SecureMedia is an experienced provider of proven open platform content protection software for the delivery of video-on- demand, IPTV, multimedia, music and other digital content over broadband IP networks. Winner of the 2008 IPTV World Series Award and TelcoTV Visions Award, SecureMedia delivers innovative content security with the Encryptonite ONE™ System CA/DRM software suite, the eONE™ Virtual Set Top Box for PC/MAC, and the eONE™ PC Media Player.

SPL Innotech has developed a complete in-house IPTV solution that includes headend with MPEG-4/H.264 encoders, streaming servers, DRM, management servers, middleware, and IP set-top box, known as the Maxbox.

Verimatrix knows security and offers a suite of products via their Video Content Authority System (VCAS).


Viaccess



Widevine Technologies provides conditional access, digital rights management and forensic watermarking solutions to secure your content for IP distribution.

IPTV STB Middleware

ANT Software Limited provides embedded software solutions including browser, user interface, and content-rendering software for interactive TV, set top box (STB) and other consumer electronics devices.

Espial provides a suite of products referred to as "Evo" and has been integrated with or deployed by more than 100 vendors and operators.

IntAct provides a platform that works on a range of different STBs and then allows you to to deploy IPTV services.


Microsoft IPTV edition is one of the most talked about platforms in the market. Microsoft reportedly started working on the IPTV edition in the early 90's, where they set the foundation to be major player in the IPTV market.


In addition to support its own IP STBs, MatrixStream is open to port its IP STB software to any existing IP STB provided the STB meets MatrixStream specifications. Please contact them if you need more information on porting MatrixStream STB software to other existing STB platforms.

IPTV Middleware

Dreampark is the leading provider of IPTV Middleware solutions in the Nordic countries. Dreampark customers have been running IPTV services in commercial operation for several years, and the system has proved to be robust and resource efficient. Their main product is the IPTV Middleware "Dreamgallery" which provides an attractive and user friendly GUI.

Thomson's SmartVision service platform is at the heart of several of the World's largest IPTV and Mobile TV services. Designed to manage and deliver live TV, video-on-demand and interactive multimedia services over both fixed broadband networks and broadcast bearer to mobile receivers, SmartVision has demonstrated superior scalability and offers an IMS migration path.

C-COR's nABLE is their on-demand management system that provides automated content management, session management, reporting, and error alert functions. Additionally, C-COR provides an automated nPVR software package that lets an operator schedule broadcast stream captures with advance metadata input.

Myrio, a Siemen's company, provides the TotalManage back-office software application, which enables broadband service provider provisioning and management, content management, channel packaging, transaction processing, billing and data collection.

Minerva's iTVManager is a proven solution for launching, operating, and growing a profitable and differentiated IPTV service. Its' full-featured, rich interactive user interface has all the latest HD and PVR features and runs on a variety of leading set-tops boxes from ADB, Amino, Cisco, Entone and Motorola. The operations and management component contains a complete suite of essential applications and tools that make running an IPTV system as seamless as possible.

Nordija produces IPTV middleware with a product named FokusOn and it's a complete IPTV solution including both tv portal and management system.

Espial provides a suite of products referred to as "Evo" and has been integrated with or deployed by more than 100 vendors and operators.

Lucent's (merged with Alcatel in April 2006) MiViewTV is essentially an end-to-end IPTV software suite that is tightly coupled with Lucent's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to deliver sophisticated "blended" services – combining video, Web and telecom capabilities. MiViewTV software was originally developed by Spanish service provider, Telefonica, to support its own IPTV service. MiViewTV can be deployed in a wide variety of configurations to address the requirements of each operator.

Microsoft IPTV edition is one of the most talked about platforms in the market. Microsoft reportedly started working on the IPTV edition in the early 90's, where they set the foundation to be major player in the IPTV market.

mPhase Technologies sells a modular software based system using web technologies to deliver an end-to-end solution. The solution is called the mPhase TV+ system.

Northport is an IPTV Middleware provider based out of Sweden that has been around since 2003 and has been successful in Northern Europe. Their middleware product, entitled Modulution, is an "Open Access" platform that prides itself on no limitations.

ANT Software Limited provides embedded software solutions including browser, user interface, and content-rendering software for interactive TV, set top box (STB) and other consumer electronics devices.

Orca Interactive is a provider of Interactive Television IPTV middleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services. The company is considered by trade analysts as one of the top producers of Middleware software for IPTV, i.e. the management software for television and video services over IP networks. Orca has managed to position itself as one of the frontrunners in the game alongside giants as Alcatel, Siemens and others at international tenders.

Kasenna offers a number of applications through their Kasenna LivingRoom. Kasenna LivingRoom is part of the PortalTV suite.


Infogate's ViewCore IPTV platform includes a range of applications for IPTV service delivery, video on demand, games on demand and education. ViewCore also includes a back office application to manage and distribute content, price and package content, and manage and bill subscribers.

Entriq MediaSphere is an all-in-one pay media solution with multiple DRM technologies, commerce, ad delivery, customer care, and more.

IPTV Headends/Encoders

Envivio develops the Broadcast Series of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoders. This includes the 4Caster and 4Coder line of products.


Harmonic provides an entire realm of solutions and products including the DiviCom Electra series of encoders.


Minerva Networks provides a few headend products including the VC8000.


Optibase providers an IPTV headend solution through its MGW product line.


Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, delivers a number of products for IPTV delivery including several headend solutions.


SPL Innotech has developed a complete in-house IPTV solution that includes headend with MPEG-4/H.264 encoders, streaming servers, DRM, management servers, middleware, and IP set-top box, known as the Maxbox.

SysMaster provides an entire product line developed 100% in-house that make up an end-to-end IPTV solution. This includes a time shifter, streaming server, content management and billing server, IPTV set-top box, and the comboSwitch Media Concentrator, their IPTV headend/encoder.

Tandberg Television offers a range of IPTV products and one of them is the MediaPlex / iPlex after they acquired the company SkyStream.

Thomson's Grass Valley video compression, networking and server products allow the delivery of high quality content over low bitrates. Whether it's moving information from studios, to broadcast centers, or to a local headend, Grass Valley's encoders, streamers and routers help telecom operators distribute video content securely using open architectures in both Standard Definition and High Definition.

Tut Systems delivers advanced content processing and distribution products via its Astria CP family of products.


Telairity designs, manufactures and markets video processing solutions for broadcast and professional video applications, offering real-time, high definition encoder boards and systems which provide outstanding video quality and state-of-the-art, AVC video compression.

MatrixStream has developed an IPTV VOD solution that is designed to work over any "best effort" IP network without QoS such as the Internet. The best of it all is that IMX IPTV solution is a complete end-to-end solution. IPTV operators can install IMX IPTV solution and be up and running right away.

IPTV Distribution Solutions

SES-AMERICOM provides a comprehensive solution called IP-PRIME that takes all the work out of creating your own IPTV solution. SES-AMERICOM manages all of the details and allows your company to enter the television business.

Auroras offers a complete solution that will deliver IPTV to your company without you having to develop and deploy your own end-to-end solution.

Eagle Broadband has constructed their own super headend with satellite delivered content to provide their IPTVComplete solution.

Video on Demand Systems

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Entone offers a full suite of personal video content delivery solutions, including video servers and residential gateways. In August 2006, Harmonic acquired Entone Technologies' video networking software business.

C-Cor provides the broadband industry with On Demand and back office software applications, access and transport technology, and expert technical services that simplify the transition to Internet Protocol (IP) demand-oriented networks

Thomson's IPTV solution proposes a whole set of on-demand services: Video-on-demand, Network Personal Video Recording, Network Time-shifting and Delayed TV to provide subscribers with a most flexible way of watching TV.

Streaming21's broadcast and media-on-demand software solutions deliver broadcast-quality video and audio over IP and 3G networks.

Bitband provides a family of servers called Vision that enable network personal recording, video on demand, and TV on demand. Bitband's Maestro product will allow you to control and manage those services.

Kasenna's MediaBase XMP is video management, distribution and delivery software that is focused on VOD over IP.

MatrixStream has developed an IPTV VOD solution that is designed to work over any "best effort" IP network without QoS such as the Internet. The best of it all is that IMX IPTV solution is a complete end-to-end solution. IPTV operators can install IMX IPTV solution and be up and running right away.

IPTV Test, Measurment, and Service Quality Solutions

Agilent Technologies provides end-to-end testing and measurement capabilities for triple play providers. Their list of products includes the Distributed Network Analyzer, Triple Play Analyzer, Signaling Analyzer, Agilent N2X, NetworkTester, Storage Area Network Testing, FrameScope, and WireScope.

IneoQuest provides a IP Video Quality Management System (iVMS), which delivers a complete view into the "health" of an IPTV network. iVMS provides rapid, practical, isolation and remote troubleshooting, enabling network operators to maintain the highest possible video quality, while helping to reduce operating expenses.

Tektronix provides test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation.



Brix Networks provides solutions that monitor overall network performance, identifies IP transmission issues versus video quality impairments, checks video quality with complete service visibility, and proactively manages the overall end-user experience.

Mixed Signals offers comprehensive solutions for proactively monitoring hundreds of programs in real-time, discovering and alerting on specific issues at the IP layer and MPEG layer, as well as advanced audio/video quality impairments such as video freeze and loss of video and audio to help IPTV providers minimize operational expenses and guarantee the highest video service quality for their customers.

Radcom makes the IPTV Performer, which is a complete testing suite for all types of IPTV testing needs.


Ixia provides the Optixia and Aptixia family of testing applications.



Spirent Communications offers a number of products that provide testing and detailed analysis of video service delivery.


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Witbe is an experienced player in Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring and has worked with many Tier-one operations including Orange, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Portugal Telecom, and Numericable. Witbe’s technology provides indicators of perceived quality measured by its robots, which continuously reproduce user behavior.

QoSmetrics provides network performance assurance solutions for triple play networks.

IPTV Billing Solutions

SysMaster provides an entire product line developed 100% in-house that make up an end-to-end IPTV solution. This includes a time shifter, streaming server, IPTV set-top box, and the VoiceMaster Content Management and Billing Server.

SunTec provides an end-to-end IPTV billing solution, TBMS IPTV.



Aria Systems provides on-demand billing and customer management solutions.

IPTV OSS Service Fulfillment

Leapstone Systems a comprehensive management solution for IPTV & VOD through their Communications Convergence Engine (CCE) suite, which includes a feature rich content management system and service broker.

SupportSoft offers software IPTV management solutions to providers to automate customer deployment, provisioning and ongoing support for technical issues and resolutions.

MetaSolv, who was acquired by Oracle in October 2006, provides products that support IPTV service areas such as service provisioning and verification, customer trouble resolution, content management, headend management, and change management.

Axiom Systems' AXIOSS for IPTV services provides an integrated service design, creation and delivery environment for IPTV services.

Syndesis provides a full service delivery management solution for IPTV.


Cramer, Amdocs OSS Division, provides the management of connectivity and content based services from multiple networks, service platforms and IT applications on a single cohesive Operational Support System platform.

Visionael enables the automation of services over IP networks - optimizing and speeding delivery over the critical physical "last mile". Visionael Service Automation Suite offers managed, unmanaged, or converged service providers an automated best-of-breed repository-based solution with native, deep discovery capabilities.