NEW ORLEANS - Centennial, Colorado-based cable video tech provider Evolution Digital used the Cable-Tec Expo event today to announce its latest customer win, the deployment of its eStream 4K set-top in Midcontinent Communications new IPTV service, which is slated to debut early next year.<\/p>\n
Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Midco will deploy the Android TV-powered eStream 4K devices, along with a TiVo user interface, giving users of the managed network service access to OTT apps in the Google Play Store. The cable operator will also use Evolution Digitals Device Manager (eDM), a software platform that provides management, control, monitoring and analytics of devices, as well as the ability to deploy software, firmware and security updates to customer devices. <\/p>\n
In July, it was reported that Buckeye Broadband and MaxxSouth, two cable operators owned by Toledo, Ohio-based Block Communications, have deployed app-based video services powered by Evolution Digitals full IP-based platform.<\/p>\n
This followed a similar deployment by Missouris Vast Broadband, which Evolution announced in June. <\/p>\n
As Android TV is becoming pay-TV providers chosen ecosystem, Evolution Digital provides the necessary ongoing elements that come with building, certifying and maintaining Android TV in-production, while helping operators, like Midco, build a strong foundation for current and future innovation to outcompete in the market for many years to come, said Marc Cohen, executive VP of sales and marketing for Evolution Digital, in a statement. <\/p>\n
Added Bill Chatwell, Midcos director of video systems: As we begin to make a major migration to cloud-based video, we trust Evolution Digitals expertise to help lead us in to the future of streaming, providing our customers an unparalleled TV service at scale.<\/p>\n
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