SES Platform Services Partners with AirTies Wireless Network to Provide IP Box for Online Video Platform
SES Platform Services has partnered with AirTies to provide an IP Box for an advanced Online Video Platform to distribute premium content to the TV screen.
IBC, AMSTERDAM(10 Sep 2015)
SES Platform Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has partnered with AirTies Wireless Network, the leading supplier of advanced wireless and OTT/IPTV technologies, to provide an IP Box for an advanced Online Video Platform to distribute premium content to the TV screen. The solution will be presented at IBC in Amsterdam this week.
The solution was developed through the combined expertise of SES Platform Services GmbH, one of Europe’s leading technical media service providers, and AirTies for the provision of IP OTT boxes. SES Platform Services will encode and prepare the content, as well as provide the TV application running on the set top box. SES Platform Services will also prepare the TV signal and the internet stream, and to distribute it via CDN.
“Our collaboration with AirTies means we can now provide our customers with a platform for a top quality OTT service capable of delivering premium content at the highest resolutions within existing bandwidth budgets,” said SES Daniel Kiessling, Senior Manager Solution Management SES Platform Services. “Our customers will now be able to differentiate themselves more strongly in an increasingly competitive global OTT marketplace.”
“We are thrilled to be in partnership with such a prominent all-round player in broadcast distribution as SES Platform Services,” said AirTies’ AirTies’ Ian Challinor, EVP and General Manager Europe Business Unit.. “It is yet further evidence of AirTies’ growing status as the leading provider of wireless set tops that are trusted by major platform providers and Tier 1 operators around the world.”
AirTies’ STB, Air 7405, is one of the most compact fully featured set top boxes in the world. Powered by SES Platform Services application, this “light” wireless set top box is one of the first to support the new HEVC/H.265 video decoding standards. End users will experience the best video in HD quality even when the bandwidth is sub-optimal. The box allows 802.11ac wireless connectivity, operating at 2.4 or 5GHz frequencies, together with AirTies Mesh Technology. This enables consumers to install the package themselves and extend wireless coverage to every corner of the home at the push of a button.
Together, SES Platform Services and AirTies will be able to provide a complete end-to-end OTT service worldwide. This will open up new markets for SES Platform Services’ existing customer by enabling delivery of high quality HD content over the internet with HEVC encoding to keep down bandwidth. The service will provide access to live TV, catch up TV services, EPG data and other services provided by the platform.
The set-top box will be showcased on both partners booths during IBC between 11th and 15th September: SES booth Hall 1.B51 and AirTies Hall 5.B05.
About SES Platform Services
SES Platform Services GmbH brings the highest quality audiovisual content – linear and non-linear – to any device, in any format, through any distribution channel. SES Platform Services supports television stations, production companies and platform operators with a comprehensive portfolio of services in the implementation of their business models. All services are consistently focused on the digital value chains of its customers. With more than 500 satellite, cable or Internet channels and thousands of hours of video content that is delivered to video on demand platforms monthly, SES Platform Services is a leading technical media service provider in Europe. The company serves more than 150 customers, including public and private broadcasting groups, pay-TV providers, rights owners, cable operators and large enterprises. www.ses-ps.com.
About AirTies
AirTies was founded in 2004 by a senior management and technical team from Silicon Valley, with the strategic intent to become the market leader for the wirelessly connected home. AirTies designs and develops its own software and hardware, wirelessly streaming high definition video to multiple rooms and screens. The comprehensive product portfolio includes broadband Internet devices and Internet based television set top boxes. Its award winning technology enables seamless wireless integration at the touch of a button, as well as 100 percent internet wireless coverage in homes. AirTies has an install base of over 10 million devices worldwide.
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