Consumer Electronics

For the average consumer, their experience with Interactive Television (iTV) depends on the device on which they are watching their content, whether it is a PC or television with a built in cable card or set-top box. Therefore, the consumer electronics industry is a central player in the development and implementation of iTV. In the near future, the development of the tru2way technology has the expectation that the equipment manufactured and sold by consumer electronics companies will be compatible with the features available on iTV no matter what the delivery system—cable, satellite, broadband, or over the air.

For the consumer electronics industry, enableTV offers multiple products and services:

• enableTV offers the OCAP software stack that was developed for Time Warner Cable and Comcast under the ODL, LLC. This OCAP software stack can be easily ported to your cable devices to allow you to create a tru2way device.
• enableTV offers both the DV-TIDE and the vCert products to aid in the test process of your tru2way device. DV-TIDE is a low-cost headend simulation solution that lets you test your device without access to a cable headend, while vCert is an automatic test system that lets you quickly and easily run the CableLabs CTP tests.
• enableTV has a complete Independent Test Lab facility. You can rent space—either in a secure test lab or test workbenches—in the Independent Test Lab facility to test your tru2way devices prior to going through the CableLabs test cycles and certification process.
• enableTV also provides a variety of remote testing services that let you test your tru2way devices from your office.

The tru2way certification process performed in service certification waves each year performs over 14,000 tests on the individual device. Moreover, as either the standards or the device changes, re-certification may be necessary. The process of preparing consumer electronics products for market and making sure that they are compatible with all of the delivery systems is a long and tedious process.

enableTV offers a wide range of products and services specially designed for consumer electronics manufacturers. For more information, contact us at cedevices@enableTV.com.