Entone Technologies, provider of IPTV consumer premise equipment (CPE) solutions, announced that Consolidated Communications has selected its Hydra HD IP video gateway for their IPTV services.
Doug Abolt, director, product marketing for Consolidated Communications, said, "Installation and equipment costs can make or break the business case for offering IPTV service. By using Entone's Hydra HD IP video gateway, we are able to offer advanced services to our end customers without the costs or installation complexities of putting a set-top box at each television."
It is claimed that Hydra HD is part of Entone's Connected Home Solution that eliminates the need for set-top boxes or new home wiring to deliver IPTV services. Hydra HD IP video gateway can deliver up to three independent video streams – with any combination of SD/HD, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) signals, over a single DSL or Ethernet connection using existing in-home coax cabling. It supports both SD (480i/480p) and HD (720p/1080i/1080p) signals, as well as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) and VC-1 compression formats. Hydra HD's integrated HomePNA 3.0 interface allows for high-speed IP service over existing in-home coax and phone lines. It also has integrated Caller ID features and a built-in ATSC tuner for receiving over-the-air broadcast. Hydra HD also offers full interactivity and a modular personal video recorder (PVR) with up to 1 Terabyte of storage.
Steve McKay, CEO of Entone Technologies, stated, "Consolidated Communications has emerged as one of the most progressive and successful operators offering IPTV services today. Entone is pleased to be part of the Consolidated team and we look forward to the continued growth of their service as they launch HD services."
Consolidated CommunicationsEntone Technologies
