Synaptics and Key Ecosystem Partners Launch Android TV Turnkey STB Solutions Enabling Fast Time-to-Market for Pay TV Operator...
September 12 2018 - 8:00AM
IBC 2018 CONFERENCE – Synaptics Incorporated
(NASDAQ: SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions,
today announced it has partnered with industry-leaders in the
development of a comprehensive turnkey platform designed to enable
television service providers to quickly deploy cost effective and
innovative Pay TV services to address the rapidly expanding Android
TV market. This partnership includes Synaptics’ market-leading
VS-550 (UHD) and VS-420 (FHD) multimedia processor SoCs running
iWedia’s set-top-box (STB) software stack, and STB hardware from
Tonly, a world-class consumer electronics ODM.
Time-to-market and cost is critical for Pay TV
service providers. This collaboration will enable a “ready to
deploy” solution that includes key pre-certifications and quality
assurance (QA), thereby dramatically reducing the time required to
deploying new set-top-boxes in consumer homes. Android TV is
rapidly growing, and its adoption is global because operators see
the opportunity to increase average revenue per user (ARPU) through
the support of numerous applications and services that are
available on Android TV’s open platform. This solution also
simplifies over-the-air (OTA) upgrades for new Android revisions,
thus reducing the service operator’s operating expenditures (OPEX)
for product maintenance.
“Synaptics is the global Android TV market leader
that has been deploying advanced multimedia processor technology in
service provider set-top-boxes over many generations. Our
innovative and complete line of powerful VideoSmart UHD/FHD
processors, along with our turnkey partners, empowers operators
with a high performance and swift time-to-market solution backed by
a cost-effective platform to address the rapidly expanding Android
TV marketplace,” said Huibert Verhoeven, senior vice
president and general manager, IoT Division,
Synaptics.
This new Android TV turnkey platform addresses a
worldwide operator footprint with proven digital video broadcasting
(DVB) and IPTV software from iWedia, a company focused on software
and services for connected TV devices. The platform supports OTT,
IPTV, and Hybrid (DVB-T2/C2/S2) set-top-box architectures. Support
for different CAS systems ensures the highest level of content and
network security. The collaboration between Synaptics and iWedia
ultimately simplifies the service operator’s ability to deploy
Android TV end-to-end services.
“iWedia is extremely pleased to collaborate on this
game-changing solution with Synaptics that addresses a critical
market requirement. As an integral part of the turnkey solution,
our software adds broadcast and multicast support to Android TV,
thus allowing customers a more seamless integration project and a
much quicker time-to-market for new customized set-top-boxes based
on Synaptics’ industry premier VS-550 Android TV SoC,” said
Nikola Teslić, CTO at iWedia.
With hardware expertise from Tonly, the turnkey
platform positively impacts the operator’s success in profitably
scaling-up and upgrading the subscriber base to Android TV
set-top-boxes by minimizing service operator’s CAPEX. The hardware
platforms from Tonly are power- and cost-optimized with innovative
form-factors to enhance operators’ brand identity in consumer
living rooms.
“We are excited to leverage our manufacturing
expertise to play an important role in the massive Android TV
deployments occurring worldwide. Our selection of Synaptics’
market-leading VideoSmart SoCs enable our ability to offer truly
innovative and cost effective smart home devices, and we look
forward to our continued partnership with Synaptics,” said
David Huang, senior vice president, Tonly
IBC 2018 Conference: Please join
us at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam, Sept. 14-18, where Synaptics will be
showcasing its latest voice and multimedia solutions for the smart
home. To make an appointment at IBC, please contact your Synaptics
account representative.
About Synaptics: Synaptics is the
pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing
innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices.
Synaptics’ broad portfolio of touch, display, biometrics, voice,
audio, and multimedia products is built on the company’s rich
R&D, extensive IP and dependable supply chain capabilities.
With solutions designed for mobile, PC, smart home, and automotive
industries, Synaptics combines ease of use, functionality and
aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more
productive, secure and enjoyable. (NASDAQ: SYNA)
www.synaptics.com.
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owners.
For further information, please
contact: David Hurd Synaptics +1-408-904-2766
david.hurd@synaptics.com
About iWedia: iWedia provides
software components and solutions for TV devices to service
operators and consumer electronics manufacturers. Its mission is to
deliver the software products and services needed by its customers
to adapt constantly to the ever-changing requirements of the
digital TV markets. Alongside its products, iWedia delivers
efficient and scalable software integration services performed by
an experienced team used to enable rapid deployments of high volume
consumer electronics devices. iWedia is headquartered in
Switzerland with development labs in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia,
and sales and support offices in Brazil, France, Germany, and
Thailand. Please visit www.iwedia.com for more information.
Media contact: Hervé Creff VP
Marketing, iWedia herve.creff@iwedia.com
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