Technology Suppliers

A wide range of technology has been developed to support the implementation of interactive television (iTV). An equally wide range of technology suppliers are important to iTV, including:

• The developers and providers of interactive and electronic program guides
• The developers and providers of headends and other delivery mechanisms
• The developers and providers of VOD systems
• The developers and providers of billing systems
• The developers and providers of network management systems

These are just a few of the many technology suppliers who help make iTV a reality. These are all vital components to the entire iTV ecosystem. Without technology suppliers providing interactive guides, state-of-the-art cable devices, servers to host VOD systems, etc., the iTV systems would not be as far along as they are today.

enableTV's team has worked closely with the technology suppliers to:

• Assist in the development of electronic program guides
• Provide simulation solutions, such as VISION Workbench, to help reduce the pain involved with developing both platforms and applications
• Proivde testing solutions to help reduse the pain involved with testing the delivery systems and other aspects of the iTV infrastructure

To aid this market segment, enableTV provides:

• A full range of service options
• VISION Workbench, which not only functions as a toolkit for the development of OCAP platforms and applications, but also simulates the connection of a set-top box or other consumer electronics device to a delivery headend to test its functionality
• DV-TIDE, our headend simulator, which not only functions as a test environment but also helps with other development functions without having to connect to a costly headend
• vCert, our automated test system, which performs all the operation of the tests necessary for compliance with both CableLabs and the requirements of many delivery systems

enableTV's engineering services have also often been called upon to help develop or improve the capacity of the back end systems that make iTV work such as VOD, billing and network management.

enableTV offers a wide range of products and services that are appropriate for consumer electronics manufacturers. For more information, contact us at technology@enableTV.com.