Wegener Corp. announced just prior to NAB2007 that its SMD 515 IPTV set-top box was chosen for demonstration in Las Vegas by Harris Corp. as an integral part of the Harris IPTV ecosystem and deployment framework. Harris said its IPTV headend configuration offers MPEG-4/H.264 video processing for telcos and other IP broadcasters who need to send multiple HD and SD multicast streams simultaneously to consumers.
Wegener said such channels (especially those of the niche variety) can carry very, targeted advertising, as well as serve as a resource stable for VOD services.
The STP demo at the Harris Booth (N2502) includes Wegener's package of middleware, VOD servers, conditional access software, and the set-top boxes themselves. The SMD 515 IPTV box is working in tandem with Harris's proprietary NetVX encoding technology for delivering relatively high video quality at a low bit-rate.
