Inview chooses ACCESS HTML5 browser to extend middleware on cost-effective set-top boxes

The new partnership will provide operators with an integrated solution enabling them to more quickly and easily develop and deploy interactive capabilities to their subscribers, using cost-effective set-top boxes

Oberhausen, Germany, 06 December 2016 ACCESS CO., LTD and Inview today announced a partnership to integrate interactive HTML5 functionality via ACCESS' NetFront Browser NX with Inview's technology platform. The partnership will enable Inview to enhance its ability to rapidly implement custom interactive services and smart applications to its customers. Inview will be deploying the combined platform with customers in the New Year to offer best-in-class performance and functionality on cost-effective hardware.

According to research company IHS Markit, low-cost set-top boxes continue to dominate the 88.6 million shipments in 2016, with high-growth markets leading adoption. China, India and Latin America, where the digital switchover is enabling smart services to emerge, need solutions that facilitate the launch of connected, smart applications whilst keeping costs to a minimum. The partnership between ACCESS and Inview, using standards-based solutions, provide operators with an answer to this conundrum by enabling the easy and effective delivery of smart applications to their complete range of STB platforms.

Julie Austin, CEO at Inview, noted: ACCESS has been providing best in class browser solutions for a wide range of platforms for years, which made it perfectly suited to Inview's requirements. Their family of browsers means that we are able to choose the most appropriate solution for our customers' requirements and platform capabilities, both now and in the future.

NetFront Browser NX is a high performance WebKit-based HTML5 browser that features efficient memory usage, high stability and high portability. It includes wide support for digital TV standards or specifications including HbbTV 1.5, HbbTV 2.0, UK Freeview Play, YouTube on TV and CE-HTML. NetFront Browser NX is provided to customers as an embedded Software Development Kit (SDK) and therefore a complement to existing platforms that may need to take advantage of enhanced features such as interactive applications. NetFront Browser has been deployed in a wide range of platforms including digital TVs, set-top boxes, game consoles, Blu-ray Disc players and automotive infotainment systems.

The solution is part of the ACCESS NetFront Browser family, which uniquely includes both Chromium and WebKit technologies to provide device manufacturers and operators with an open choice for their HTML5 strategies. ACCESS SDKs support the latest developments such as YouTube on TV, HbbTV, 4k video, HDR and content protection (DRM). ACCESS' NetFront browser solutions have been shipped in over 1.5 billion devices worldwide, enabling ACCESS to provide both a wide product portfolio and in depth experience of the requirements for device deployment.

Commenting on the partnership, Dr. Neale Foster, COO and VP Global Sales at ACCESS Europe, explained: Consumers want to be able to access high value services in a quick and user-friendly way. By working with Inview, we are offering operators the ability to reach millions of customers with innovative and region specific interactive services using proven technologies.

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