[Satellite TODAY 06-05-13] Eutelsat Germany is expanding its KabelKiosk service with the unveiling of a TV product for local and regional IP and cable network operators in Germany.

 

     The new service is designed to help IP network operators optimize infrastructure by bolting video services onto their established portfolio of telephone and Internet services. It comprises comprehensive linear TV and non-linear services in addition to solutions for secure distribution of content to connected devices including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

 

     IP network operators in Germany that are mainly SMEs and affiliates of utility companies, each serve between 20,000 and 50,000 households and are expected to serve a technical reach of four million households by 2015.

 

     Eutelsat Germany is installing a new solution that will be able to transform 50 HD and 100 SD channels into IP and manage applications that include on-demand services, HbbTV applications and live adaptive streaming to OTT set-top boxes, smartphones and tablets. KabelKiosk’s new multi-screen product will be launched by the end of the year.