Jul 24

Difference Between IPTV and OTT

By S. Kerstens CEO Mware Solutions | IPTV OTT | No Comments

Difference Between IPTV and OTT

By S. Kerstens CEO Mware Solutions | July 24, 2017 | IPTV OTT

As the digitization is booming all over the world with more then 3.8 billion people use the internet today, Internet penetration has increased exponentially across the globe towards digital.

Internet has radically changed a lot of things along with the television experience from now obsolete terrestrial television or presently viewed satellite television to OTT (Over the Top Technology) and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). Gone are the days when there were low signals due to bad weather and you missed your favorite show. These are two growing technology mediums giving us treasure trove of options to view media being telecasted anywhere across the world with just a click away.

OTT

In OTT, the video streaming uses the publicly accessible Internet connection. Thus it can be picked up externally. The content transmission is from a third party sectors like Netflix and YouTube.

Pros

Price: Monthly prices as lows as $5, with much free content on YouTube and Hulu.
Installation: All you need is a laptop or phone. (Having a streaming TV box like the Roku or Apple TV enhances the experience, though.)
Programming: Wide choice of providers, with Netflix and others now offering original programming similar to cable.

Cons

Quality: Subject to Internet speed, with “buffering” and other wait-times common for slow connections and peak-hour viewing.
Programming: While most shows can be found via major streaming services, some are cable-only and they generally don’t reach OTT streaming until the end of the season.
Data caps: Many ISPs now have limits on how much data you can consume, putting a limit on how much you can watch each month, even with unlimited plans

IPTV

IP stands for Internet Protocol, the “language” used to transfer packets of data between computers attached to the Internet network. IPTV is a platform where videos are used as per protocol streaming. This makes it a private managed content delivery network.

Pros

Quality: High-quality video with fewer interruptions than OTT streaming due to privately managed content delivery network.
Programming: View-on-demand and get shows date of release.
Installation: Requires no special installation aside from a set-top box, assuming you already have broadband Internet.

Cons:

Price: Sold as a subscription at comparable rates to cable TV.
Quality: Since it comes over the Internet, it can get slowed down during peak hours.

IPTV services can be classified into three main groups:

Live television: With or without interactivity related to the current TV show.
Time-shifted television: Catch-up TV (replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago), Start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning)
Time-shifted television: Catch-up TV (replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago), Start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning)

Though in both cases, the consumer requests and receives content via Internet Protocol yet OTT and IPTV differ on various prospects like quality of service, content, ownership, cost and business model. Both technologies are good in their own way and efficiently deliver services to the viewers. The primary difference between IPTV and OTT streaming is that OTT streamed content comes over the same open, unmanaged network as your email and web browsing while IPTV uses a private, dedicated network to deliver more consistent service.

We, IPTV Middleware Solutions, provide the viewers with the best television experience. We offer our customers true turnkey end-to-end OTT IPTV Middleware solutions based on a modular design, delivering state of the art solutions that meet their needs as desired. We also offer custom development on all of our solutions. The coordination between the different modules such as Transcoding, Content Delivery, OTT IPTV Middleware and User Interfaces has become so fluent that we feel like one system. This makes us the most stable and perspicuous CloudTV Middleware platform in the world on the endeavor to be the best.

One can choose between IPTV and OTT or subscribe for the combination of both by going through the rudimentary differences given below:

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Jul 19

IBC Attendees Warm up for the 4K 4 Charity Fun Run

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IBC Attendees Warm up for the 4K 4 Charity Fun Run

By S. Kerstens CEO Mware Solutions | July 19, 2017| MWare technology events

The 4K 4 Charity Fun Run conducted by AWS Elemental this year will give the IBC attendees a chance to wear their sports shoes once again as they warm up for the 2.49 mile walk/run which will take place on Sept 16th at 7:30 a.m. and shall wind through Amsterdam’s Amsetlpark. After sweating it out the participants will be up for some light snacks and beverage treats.

Both sponsorship opportunities and event registration have opened their gates to the public. Registration for the fun event can be completed by visiting www.4K4Charity.com/run/IBC. Major honchos like Aspera, Dolby Laboratories, Aws Elemental, ABOX42, Brightcove, Irdeto, Verimatrix, Conviva, SVG Europe, ChyronHego, Vizrt, media associates Rapid TV News and NewBay Media and event partner IBC have been roped in as this year’s apex sponsors. Sponsorship submissions which is looked after by Kate Incerto at [email protected] will take its last entry on 1^st August

The Fun Run which is being conducted with a benevolent background motive will share all its proceeds with an Amsterdam based not for profit organisation named Stitching NewTechKids which is devoted to spreading the light of computer science education among primary school pupils within the age group of 4 to 12 and Heifer International its global non-profit associate which aims for developing poverty stricken areas by ushering in commerce and sustainable agriculture opportunities.

MWare Solutions which has been redefining IPTV/OTT Middleware design is proud to be a part of the IBC 2017 trade fair. With our brightest sales personnel taking up stand F10 in Hall 14, browsing through our latest products while sipping on a hot brewing cuppa will surely enrich your knowledge of the technology torchbearers. Come be a part of this massive broadcasting exhibition and be in loop with all the latest developments.

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May 19

Why Mware CloudTV is the best choice for OTT & IPTV Operators

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Why Mware CloudTV is the best choice for OTT & IPTV Operators

By S. Kerstens CEO Mware Solutions | May 19, 2017 | IPTV OTT

These days the Cloud is everywhere around us, whether is updating your Facebook status or accessing your Google Drive its all based on the Cloud. In this article we will try to explain why its a logical step for OTT/IPTV Operators to move their operations to the Cloud. Mware has been moving slowely their platform and services into the Cloud and with the latest release of our Middleware Plaftorm IMS3.0 we can now proudly say we are 100% Cloud based and we call it Mware CloudTV.

Cloud is fast becoming the new normal in OTT/IPTV. By the end of 2017 most IPTV solutions providers will have a part or all of their platform and service Cloud based. We at Mware solutions are proud to be the first one to be 100% CloudTV based.

Why should your OTT/IPTV platform move to our Mware CloudTV solution? It’s because Mware CloudTV increases efficiency, helps improve cash flow and offers many more benefits…Check out eight of the best below.

1. Flexibility

Mware CloudTV based services are ideal for OTT/IPTV providers with growing customer base. If your customers increase our CloudTV will scale up your capacity by automatically add more instances to your Middleware Platform. This level of agility can give businesses using cloud computing a real advantage over competitors.

2. Disaster recovery

Businesses of all sizes should be investing in robust disaster recovery, but for smaller businesses that lack the required cash and expertise, this is often more an ideal than the reality. Mware CloudTV is now helping more organisations buck that trend. Mware has implemented automatic CloudTV backup and recovery solutions that save time, avoid large up-front investment and roll up third-party expertise as part of the deal.

3. Maintaining System Health

The beauty of Mware CloudTV is that the servers are off-premise, out of sight and out of your hair. We take care of it for you and roll out regular software updates – including security updates – so you don’t have to worry about wasting time maintaining the system yourself. Leaving you free to focus on the things that matter, like growing your business.

4. Hardware Cost Savings

Mware CloudTV cuts out the high cost of hardware. You simply pay as you go and enjoy a license-based model that’s kind to your cash flow. Add to that the our Middleware Platform’s ease of setup and management and suddenly your scary, hairy OTT/IPTV project looks at lot friendlier. It’s never been easier to take the first step to building a successful OTT/IPTV service.

5. Increased collaboration

When your teams can access, edit and create content, manage customers, products and create unique user experiences anytime, from anywhere, they’re able to do more together, and do it better. Mware’s Middleware Platform’s workflow and is so easy to use a 5 year old could do it, this will help them make updates in real time and gives them full visibility of their collaborations.

6. Work from anywhere

With Mware CloudTV Middleware Platform, if you’ve got an internet connection you can be at work. And in Q4 2017 we even will be offering a mobile app to control your service, so you’re not restricted by which device you’ve got to hand.

The result? Your Middleware Platform can offer more flexible working perks to employees so they can enjoy the work-life balance that suits them, without productivity taking a hit.

7. Security

Mware CloudTV Middleware Platform gives you greater security against hack attacks, DDOS attempts and backup recovery. Because your data is stored in the Mware CloudTV platform is hosted on Google Cloud and Akamai, you can access it no matter what happens to your local computer and be safe all the time and always be online with your service which is the most important part of a TV service.

8. Competitiveness

We wish there was a simple step you could take to become more competitive? Moving to Mware CloudTV gives you access to enterprise-class Middleware Platform, with the best User Interface design templates in the world. It also allows smaller businesses to act faster than big, established Telco’s. Pay-as-you-go license model and Mware CloudTV Middleware Platform means every OTT/IPTV service can now run with the big boys, and disrupt the OTT/IPTV market, while remaining lean and nimble. David now packs a Goliath-sized punch.

Not moved to Mware CloudTV Middleware Platform yet?

Any three of the above benefits should be enough to you to move your or start business with our CloudTV Solution. But when you add up all eight? It’s approaching no-brainer territory. This is why Mware pioneered the enterprise CloudTV Middleware. From CRM to Content automation, Reports, Customer Care, Product Management, User Interface and Apps all of our solutions are entirely CloudTV based. If you feel ready for those advantages contact us today and have your new Mware CloudTV up and running in less than 4 weeks.

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May 17

World of Multi-Device deployment (IOS, Android, Win10)

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World of Multi-Device deployment (IOS, Android, Win10)

By S. Kerstens CEO Mware Solutions | May 17, 2017 | Deployments

World of Multi-Device deployment (IOS, Android, Win10): For modern operators offering digital TV Services to their end users there is no escaping in extending their set-top box based offerings with additional devices such as tablets, phones. It can be a big challenge offering the same user experience across devices as each device type has their own characteristics. When we started the redesign and redevelopment of our full software stack 1 year ago we set some ground rules where the new system should comply with and one of these rules was a unified template based highly adjustable multi device user interface family.

One year later we are proud to announce we have successfully developed 5 new user interfaces all uniquely designed from the ground up by the worlds best UX designers and we have 10 more to come very soon.

Using our ground breaking Middleware Platform IMS 3.0 deploying your service to other devices is as easy as making the choice to do that. Via easy to use wizards you simply request an app store publish for one of your deployed user interfaces and we will take care of the rest.

Your customers can download the Apps via your IOS, Android and Win10 App Store accounts and after download and installation login with the same credentials they used for the set-top box service.