Octoshape and NetRange Forge Alliance Powering OTT IPTV Enabled Smart TVs

Octoshape and NetRange Forge Alliance Powering OTT IPTV Enabled Smart TVs PR Newswire ATLANTA, Georgia and HAMBURG, September 25, 2012 ATLANTA, Georgia and HAMBURG, September 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Partnership Brings Infinite HD-M to NetRange Powered Smart TVs Enabling the Transition From Broadcast TV to Broadband TV NetRange, a global provider of Smart TV solutions, and Octoshape, an industry leader in cloud-based streaming technology, have partnered to facilitate the next generation in broadband television - transitioning from "Broadcast TV" to "Broadband TV". The Octoshape Infinite HD-M multicast technology will be integrated into NetRange Smart TV portals and will enable TV quality, TV scale and TV economics over unmanaged IP networks. The concept, also called "Triple OTT," will allow consumers to watch linear TV via the DVB-Platform as they do today, but also add the ability to view unlimited amount of linear channels in broadcast quality via the public Internet, including access to Smart TV applications and services. Broadcasters and media companies will benefit from a range of new business models and gain unlimited, global reach for HD quality video delivery on Smart TVs. Network operators and ISPs will benefit as the life cycle of already existing broadband infrastructure such as ADSL2+ will be extended since the technology makes existing networks much more efficient to deliver large volumes of content. "With Triple OTT, we deliver exactly what the consumer wants.