ANT Paves the Way for an Enhanced IPTV User Experience at IBC 2005

WHO

ANT plc (AIM: ANTP) is a leading provider of advanced embedded solutions to the IPTV and connected consumer electronics markets. ANT's software provides the fundamental point of interaction between the consumer and an IPTV service or electronics device. This is the crucial area for subscriber satisfaction which ultimately drives the success and profitability for the operator or manufacturer.
 

WHAT

IBC 2005 will see many public demonstrations of ANT Fresco, the most widely integrated IPTV User Interface solution available to the market today. Already deployed with almost all the leading IPTV middleware vendors, ANT Fresco can be found in most of the world's most successful IPTV roll-outs.

Visitors to IBC will also have the opportunity to see, for the first time, ANT Galio. ANT Galio provides a new IPTV Client Software Platform that enables highly dynamic user experiences. Galio enables fast, compact and easy-to-build, mixed-media IPTV applications, combining local device set-up menus and controls with interactive applications and EPGs. This flexibility provides operators with the ability to evolve their service offerings to meet new heights of customer service delivery.
 

WHERE

ANT may be found in the following partner stands at IBC 2005:

Pace Micro Technology – 1.221 – Visitors to the stand will see ANT Fresco running on Pace's most advanced IPTV set-top box, IP215, one of the first hardware decode H.264 boxes.  

Texas Instruments – 1.224 – At TI, visitors will see an AmiNET 124 box with Texas Instruments TMS320DM642 digital media processor connected to an Orca RiGHTv IPTV middleware solution using ANT Fresco embedded browser. Also available for demonstration is TI's new development platform for its next-generation media processor, using ANT Fresco connected to the Orca RiGHTv solution with BitBand VoD services and WideVine CA.

Amino Communications – 4.299 – Visitors to the Amino stand will see Amino's AmiNET124 set-top box featuring ANT Fresco integrated with Orca, BitBand and Widevine.

Orca Interactive – 2.230 – Visitors to the stand will see a Texas Instruments TMS320DM642 based set-top box connected to an Orca RiGHTv IPTV middleware solution using ANT Fresco embedded browser. Also demonstrated is TI's new development platform for its next-generation media processor, using ANT Fresco, Orca RiGHTv middleware and BitBand video server.

Coship Electronics – 4.271 – Visitors to the stand will see Coship's newest set-top boxes, AnySight200 and AnySight202, an H.264 set-Top box. Both will feature ANT Fresco and are targeted at global IP set-top box opportunities. ANT Fresco combined with Coship's low-cost set-top boxes offers operators a cost-effective solution with tried and trusted features, easy integration and a robust user experience.

Sagem – 1.419 – Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to see demonstrations of the IAD80, Sagem's new H.264 IP set-top box with ANT Fresco. This new powerful product enables enhanced browsing.

Thales – 8.171 – Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to see demonstrations of the "SmartVision TV" IP Video platform from Thales. It is connected with Sagem and Thomson set-top boxes using an ANT Fresco browser and is deployed by France Telecom in its MaLigneTV Service in France.
 

WHEN

9-13 September
RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam.