Kreatel launches combined IP/DTT set-top box

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Swedish company Kreatel Communications, a provider of IP set-top box solutions, has launched a new IP-based set-top box with a built-in DVB-T tuner that combines access to digital terrestrial television, IPTV and enhanced services.

The Kreatel IP-STB 1520 - to be showcased at London's Mediacast show in late May - is a hybrid set-top box that combines the stable IP-STB features of Kreatel with a DVB-T receiver. Operators will be able to reach new customers with enhanced IP services by offering them access to Free-to-Air broadcasts. At the same time, the required bandwidth can be reduced as RF cable can be used for digital TV instead of IP multicast.

Premium television content can also be a part of the service bundling, either offered in partnership with terrestrial broadcasters, or offered by the operator over IP. All TV channels, regardless of broadcast method, are seamlessly integrated in the same channel table.