TDS Telecom, ARRIS deploy Android TV set-top
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| 30 July 2019

Provider of online and TV entertainment services to rural, suburban and metropolitan communities across the US, TDS Telecommunications, has become the latest operator to deploy an to deploy an Android TV set-top.

The solution was delivered in association with ARRIS in what marks the broadcast technology and services provider’s first North American Android set-top installation.

The ARRIS VIP6102W Ultra HD IP device will see use with the TDS TV+ cloud TV platform and is claimed to offer ‘seamless’ integration between the set-top, the cloud TV back-office, a TiVo user interface, various third-party applications like Netflix, and the voice-enabled remote control. TDS TV+ features more than 260 linear channels, over a hundred in high definition, on-demand content, pay-per-view programming and on-the-go viewing options through the TDS TV everywhere application.

ARRIS Professional Services will support the deployment with a customised user experience, integration into the TDS system, and a remote-control firmware upgrade application. ARRIS’s cloud-based ECO Service Management will help TDS manage the device and provide customer service.

“We turned to ARRIS because we needed a more efficient platform for IP video delivery that combined both managed and un-managed video delivery options. The new platform enables TDS to customise the user experience for different customer segments,” explained Ken Paker, senior vice president, information and network technologies and CTO at TDS.

“By combining ARRIS’s industry-leading technology, services, and experience with Android TV’s user interface, designed around content discovery and voice search, TDS can now provide customers with an easy-to-use, application-based video experience.”