ABOX42
OTT technologies like HLS were developed mainly for mobile devices like Tablets, without having a complete TV experience in mind. Basic features like Teletext or advanced functions like HbbTV are not yet supported with traditional OTT implementations. ABOX42's OTT DVB solution technically combines for the first time features required for television using OTT protocols and market proven standard head end systems. Key features of the ABOX42 OTT DVB solution are: In addition to the OTT DVB solution the ABOX42 Smart STBs provide the complete functionality of the ABOX42 Smart SDK like support of 3rd party VOD services and 3rd party Smart TV Apps. ABOX42 already supports a wide selection of the 3rd party middleware solutions to meet even the most demanding operator requirements.
The ABOX42 OTT DVB solution is suited for all operators who do not own a managed network and therefore can not deploy multicast IPTV. For operators with their own network, OTT DVB provides an alternative to traditional IPTV. TV services are easier to deploy with OTT DVB, since it works with the same technologies and head ends like multi screen services.
The ABOX42 OTT DVB works side by side with the ABOX42 3rd generation of IPTV solution to give IPTV operators the possibility to seamlessly integrate OTT TV streams into their multicast channel line up. This helps IPTV operators to add many more channels (e.g. foreign language) without increasing the bandwidth of their multicast backbone. (3/14)