ENTONE & DIVITEL OFFERS TURN-KEY HYBRID HOSTED SERVICE SOLUTION
Cupertino, California (September 7, 2011) – Entone, Inc., a leading provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, and Divitel, an independent systems integrator and digital video solutions provider, announced today that Entone’s Hybrid TV devices and digital video recorders (DVRs) are incorporated into Divitel’s Divisio hosted service solution.
Entone’s extensive portfolio of Hybrid TV products, ranging from the low-cost Kamai hybrid receivers to the Amulet with modular DVR options, offers operators the flexibility to select a platform tailored to their budget and feature requirements. The pre-integrated Entone-Divitel hybrid solution supports a variety of video delivery networks, including cable, satellite, terrestrial, fiber, DSL, broadband wireless and hybrid. This collaboration enables operators to quickly launch new and compelling revenue-generating services while reducing risks, lowering costs and shortening time to market.
“As the market for hybrid IP/DVB-C continues to accelerate, Divitel is well positioned to meet its customer demands. Divitel has the in-house technical expertise and in-depth understanding of video technologies to support a variety of hybrid TV project deployments,” said Bart Vanderostyne, Director of EMEA Sales and Operations at Entone. “Our customer-driven partnership with Divitel enables us to help our growing customer base accelerate their time to market while lowering CAPEX and OPEX in the process.”
Divisio is a turnkey hosted iDTV multi-platform service from Divitel. It is based on an HTML-5 widget-based ‘open middleware’ philosophy that offers operators the flexibility to develop their own applications or acquire them from Divitel. Due to the modular design of the Divisio architecture, the solution is scalable to support any size deployment and is network independent – making Divisio the ideal service solution that is robust and scalable for any network.
“Our customers clearly understand the benefits of having a reliable and flexible solution. The key success factors for deploying a hybrid video deployment relies heavily on a well-designed solution that is future-proof and cost efficient,” stated Hans Kornmann, CEO at Divitel. “Entone is consistently one of the leaders in developing Hybrid TV and connected home solutions which make them our partner of choice when developing hybrid video services for our customers.”
Product demonstrations can be seen at IBC2011 in Amsterdam at the Entone stand (Hall 13, stand 266).
About Entone
Entone is a market leader in Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions. Initially established in 1999 by the team that deployed the world’s first and largest commercial IPTV service, Entone’s proven technology enables service operators to reliably deliver integrated IP-based video and advanced broadband services using existing in-home wiring.
Entone’s technology seamlessly integrates broadcast television, whole-home digital video recorder (DVR), web media services, personal media sharing, and place-shifting. Entone’s Hybrid TV solution is the next-generation entertainment platform for delivering a rich and unique television service over existing broadband networks. As part of the Entone Hybrid TV solution, Entone’s media hub products deliver next-gen services throughout a networked home without requiring a separate set-top box at each TV set.
Over 100 of the world’s leading service operators are deployed with Entone to support their IP and Hybrid TV video services.
Entone is a privately held company with headquarters in Silicon Valley, California and offices in Europe, Hong Kong and China. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms such as Menlo Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Coral Group. For more information about Entone, www.entone.com..
About Divitel
Divitel has established a reputation as an independent systems integrator and solutions provider for professional systems in the worldwide DVB and broadcast market. The company is regarded as a CoE and has a broad experience in the fields of digital and analogue TV distribution systems, broadcasting technologies (e.G. MMDS and hybrid) and IPTV solutions.
As a skilled integration partner Divitel delivers solutions for digital video and broadcasting and even installs and supports throughout the world. Companies offering digital television turn to Divitel to effectively set-up the entire chain. Divitel was established in 1997 and has several international branches; its headquarters are situated in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. www.divitel.com
