Minerva added ten more IPTV wins in North America, including Mt. Horeb Telephone in Wisconsin, Tullahoma Utilities in Tennessee, and GTA TeleGuam in Guam. With IPTV platforms delivering a superior user experience, HD/PVR set-top boxes now readily available from multiple vendors, and early adopters enjoying rapid subscriber penetration, more network operators are entering the market and preparing to launch triple-play initiatives. Minerva is taking advantage of this market momentum by providing a proven middleware platform that allows operators to launch television services very quickly and compete effectively against incumbents while minimizing infrastructure and operating costs.Minerva iTVManager is a comprehensive software platform for the delivery and management of a broad set of television services, including HDTV, PVR, VOD, music, games, and communication applications.
iTVManager is the best choice for deploying IPTV services.
iTVManager is a field proven solution for launching, operating and growing a profitable IPTV service. The TV user interface has all the latest HD and PVR features and runs on a variety of leading set-top boxes from ADB, Amino, Cisco/SA, Entone and Motorola. The iTVManager operations and management module offers a complete suite of applications and tools that minimizes the cost of running an IPTV service.
iTVManager
iTVManager is an open, standards-based solution that provides everything needed to build, operate and grow a sustainable, differentiated, profitable IPTV service. A carrier-grade platform deployed by more than 110 operators, iTVManager was the first to support HD, PVR, and Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD). The BackOffice framework, built on an Oracle database, provides all the services management and provisioning capabilities necessary to run a complete, highly scalable IPTV service “out of the box”.
iTVManager represents the most open system on the market today with support for set-top boxes from five different vendors, three conditional access systems and four VOD server vendors. In addition, a robust set of APIs allows easy integration with existing OSS/BSS systems. Third-party developers can use XML and Javascript APIs to write advanced TV applications for communications, guided on-demand viewing, polling, personalized advertising, and general information services (e.g., RSS).
iTVManager offers substantial advantages over satellite and cable television and other IPTV offerings. Its advanced region and channel management features allow you to segment your service area, providing customized, superior offerings to any geography or group you desire.
The open platform allows you to extend subscribers’ experiences beyond their current concept of television, by integrating communications and Internet information services. iTVManager’s architecture makes it infrastructure-friendly. Extensive use of multicast technology lowers overall network bandwidth utilization. In addition, embedded STB applications intelligently cache frequently-used data to create a fast, responsive user experience while reducing server load. Intelligent bandwidth management controls let the operator fine-tune services within each subscriber location, so each subscriber can enjoy the maximum level of services the last-mile bandwidth can allow. The small footprint of iTVManager makes it easier to extend capabilities and maximize subscriber growth and retention.
iTVManager empowers users by providing the ability to personalize their own experiences, giving them options to select different user interface designs, set parental control limits and other viewing options. Empowering users makes them more engaged and loyal. Today’s consumers expect more control over their entertainment sources. iTVManager gives subscribers control over what they want, and you control over what you need.
Extensive controls over configuration and business rules simplify setup and management of the system and let you adapt the service to meet your specific requirements – all without programming. Get to market quickly by taking advantage of the “out of the box” functionality of iTVManager. From branding of the user interface to defining the channel line up, service packages, pricing and EPG and VOD ingest. iTVManager gives you simple and full control over the setup and management of the system.
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