Broadpeak, STMicroelectronics partner on ABR multiscreen video


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Michelle Clancy

| 06 January 2016




Broadpeak ad STMicroelectronics are partnering to improve live adaptive bitrate (ABR) television delivery.



The two have forged an integrated solution that consists of Broadpeak's nanoCDN multicast ABR technology and ST's Alicante DOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway design and Android application for set-top boxes (STBs). The platform will allow operators to deliver live multiscreen video using less bandwidth. With multicast ABR, content is only streamed once in the network, regardless of the number of viewers watching.

"Delivering high quality live http content can be challenging for operators due to network bandwidth constraints, especially for those live events that gather the largest audience," said Thomas Meyer, headless product line manager, consumer product division, STMicroelectronics. "By working closely with Broadpeak, a leader in video delivery technology, we are able to provide operators with a groundbreaking end-to-end system that can infinitely scale the delivery of live TV channels independently of the number of viewers."

Broadpeak's nanoCDN server converts live TV channels into multicast streams, and an agent runs on ST SoCs in home broadband gateways and STBs. The agent receives and translates the multicast streams into unicast for delivery to individual devices in the home.

"Working closely with ST, we're able to provide operators with a quick time-to-market solution for the scalable delivery of 4K live television to http screens," said Jacques Le Mancq, CEO and president, Broadpeak. "At the heart of the solution is our award-winning nanoCDN technology, which offers cable operators an easy migration path to a full IP distribution."

Broadpeak continues to work on IP delivery. At IBC, it announced an off-net content delivery network (CDN) service that allows video content providers to dynamically select the most appropriate CDN when it comes to delivering content outside of its operator footprint.