Allente Launches Next-Gen Android TV Service On Satellite, IPTV And OTT
3 Screen Solutions (3SS) and KAONMEDIA have announced that Nordic pay-TV
giant has launched its next-generation super-aggregated TV services for
Scandinavia on an Android TV STB, supporting direct-to-home (DTH)
satellite, IPTV and OTT.
Powerful hybrid KAON BCM72180 PVR STBs
(set-top box) will be available to Allente’s over 1 million subscribers,
enabled by KAON middleware, NAGRA Media CAS, Broadcom 72180 SoC and
based on 3SS UX (user experience) technology. The service will have a
phased rollout throughout the Nordic region in 2022, starting with
Sweden.
PVR functionality will be rolled out later this year.
With KAON STB middleware fully integrated with the Android TV software
stack, new pre-certified Android TV capabilities are enabled. These
include Custom Over-The-Air Update, accelerating the introduction of new
appealing features.
In 2021 Allente became one of the world’s
first operators to complete Google Common Broadcast Stack integration on
an Android TV Operator Tier STB. The integration was completed in just
six months thanks to close collaboration between Allente, KAONMEDIA,
NAGRA, Broadcom, 3SS and Google. Google created its standardized Common
Broadcast Stack (CBS) to help more TV viewers get the next-generation
app-rich services they crave, enabled by the Android TV Operating System
(OS). Adopting CBS means easier and faster integration for hybrid
Android TV OS devices, accelerated time-to-market, simplified upgrades
and reduced overall TCO (total cost of ownership).
Allente’s new hybrid KAON STB delivers high performance, with proven next-gen 3SS-engineered customer experience.
The
Nordic region’s pre-eminent pay-TV provider, Allente continues to build
upon its first successful 3SS-enabled project, OnePlace, the satellite
and OTT service which Canal Digital launched in February 2018. In 2019
the service was named “Best TV User Experience” in the prestigious CSI
Awards. Allente was later formed from the merger of Viasat Consumer and
Canal Digital in May 2020. The operator offers TV services and broadband
to customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
Jon Espen
Nergård, Allente CTO, said: “We’re very excited to now offer our
next-generation service to subscribers via satellite, IPTV and OTT
streaming.
“We thank our amazing partners KAON and 3SS, and all
our technology collaborators, in helping us provide our customers with a
rich array of content, including their favorite apps, all wrapped in a
world-class 3SS-enabled experience and delivered on KAON’s powerful
STB.”