ADB and T-Com for Internet-based interactive TV concept

Advanced Digital Broadcast, a supplier of digital TV systems and software solutions for interactive TV, announced that it had been selected by T-Com Innovation GmbH to supply its ADB-3810TW series set-top boxes for a new innovation project and consumer pilot of an Internet TV service.

The project is designed to pilot and test consumers’ acceptance of a new interactive television concept based on Internet standards. The pilot will consist of a limited number of subscribers and has been designed specifically to test a number of new services distributed over the Internet to set-top boxes running HTML and Javascript-based software. The units have also been integrated with Quative’s IPTV Service Delivery Platform (SDP).

ADB and T-Com will jointly demonstrate the concept at IBC2007. The demo will be available at ADB’s stand in hall 5, no. 5.248. The box is an advanced hybrid, IPTV/Internet TV set-top box incorporating standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) television reception based on MPEG-2 and H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC). The unit includes innovative software features such as video conferencing, Internet radio and web browser, and a DTT tuner.