Teleste Brings Easy Access to OTT for Cable Operators

Teleste Brings Easy Access to OTT for Cable Operators

IBC, AMSTERDAM, September 7, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

Teleste's New Ubique Enables Cable Operators to Deliver and Manage DVB, IPTV and OTT
Services with Single Solution



Teleste, an international technology group specialized in broadband video and data
communication systems and services, has introduced the first complete OTT solution for
cable operators. The new Teleste Ubique includes everything cable operators need to bring
TV Everywhere services to their customers. Ubique reduces the time needed to integrate OTT
to a cable operator's offering from 12-18 months to even two months. At IBC, Teleste also
announced a fully customizable iPad application and several extensions to its Luminato
headend platform.



"Integrating OTT services to a cable operator's offering has so far been very
expensive and time-consuming because operators have had to build their OTT services from
the ground up. Typical projects have lasted 12-18 months and cost millions of Euros.
Teleste Ubique changes this and enables operators of all sizes to start their own OTT
services in just two months and at a fraction of the cost," said Teleste's SVP, Video and
Broadband Solutions, Hanno Narjus.



Teleste Ubique is a complete multi-screen solution for managing and distributing TV
channels and interactive services on DVB, IPTV and OTT networks. Teleste Ubique includes
everything needed to set up an OTT service - headends, transcoders, a management system
and a content protection system. Teleste Ubique enables multi-screen delivery to set-top
boxes, iPads and web browsers, turning a traditional TV to a modern entertainment center
and bringing traditional TV channels to iPads.



Ubique enables operators to manage DVB, IPTV and OTT services at the same time. The
solution handles live TV channels, EPG program guides and interactive services such as
Catch-up, VOD and Network PVR from the same system. Teleste Ubique also features content
encryption, which enables operators to manage content protection (DVB, IPTV, HLS,
PlayReady) to all devices centrally. Operators can also manage multiscreen delivery from
the same system. With Teleste Ubique, operators can deliver their services to multiple
types of device such as TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones easily and
cost-effectively. The Ubique solution consists of:




- Teleste Luminato, the industry's most versatile Cable TV / IPTV Headend
- Teleste Broadcast manager for managing DVB and IPTV channels
- Teleste OnDemand manager for managing interactive services such as Catch-up,
PVR and VOD
- Teleste Ubique IPTV / OTT middleware
- Teleste Optimo transcoder, which transcodes and optimizes delivery to
different screens
- Verimatrix VCAS and CSM encryption
- Edgeware Recorder and Content Delivery Network




Teleste Ubique also features customizable user interfaces for iPads, set-top boxes and
web browsers which enable multi-screen delivery easily and cost effectively. Teleste's new
iPad application enables operators to bring their TV services to iPads easily. The
application utilizes content encryption and it is delivered with source code, which
enables operators to easily tailor the application to fit their brand and portfolio,
without having to build the applications themselves. Teleste's iPad application resembles
iPad's own user interface, giving consumers a familiar and intuitive user interface.



Graphical User Interface to Luminato



Teleste announced new extensions to the Luminato head-end platform.



New graphical user interface for Luminato. Luminato's user interface is now fully
graphical and it makes the management of Luminato effortless, almost as easy as consumer
devices. The new management interface provides network administrators with an easily
understandable view of their network. Everything is visible in a single graphical view and
administrators can get more information when they need through an advanced view. The new
management interface presents the entire flow in a single screen and shows which inputs
are connected to which output streams. Adding new services is very easy with drag-and-drop
functionality. This eliminates a lot of the manual configuration work; administrators
don't need to write, remember and manually enter multicast addresses. The new user
interface includes several innovative features such as the ability to add notes to
individual devices and ports. This is very useful for example for Multicast addresses.



About Teleste



Teleste is an international technology group founded in 1954, which specializes in
broadband video and data communication systems and services. The group is active in two
business segments, Video and Broadband Solutions and Network Services; in both fields, we
are among the global leaders. Video is at the core of our business activities, with a
focus on the processing, transmission and management of video and data for operators and
public authorities who provide multiple video-related information, entertainment and
security services to end-users. Video and Broadband Solutions' business segment places the
emphasis on product solutions for broadband access networks, video service platforms and
video surveillance applications. The Network Services segment delivers comprehensive
network service solutions, including new construction, rebuilding, upgrading, planning and
maintenance services for cable networks. In 2011 the group's net sales totaled EUR 184
million and the group employed 1,319 persons at the year-end. The company has
approximately 30 offices worldwide and over 90% of Teleste's net sales are generated
outside Finland. The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
http://www.teleste.com for more information.



Press materials can be downloaded from http://www.teleste.com/ibc.



Press Contact



Mirkka Lamppu
Manager, Communications
Teleste Corporation
+358407488719
mirkka.lamppu@teleste.com





Source: Teleste




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