Airtel Broadband & Telephone Services (B&TS) provides broadband & telephone services in 94 cities in India. Airtel is currently undertaking IPTV (News - Alert) trials in a thousand households and is planning to launch its IPTV services in the last quarter of the current calendar year.
Optibase's carrier grade TV streaming platforms, incorporated in UTStarcom (News - Alert) IP-based end-to-end networking solution, will be utilized by Bharti Airtel to supply high-quality H.264 video.
The first introduction of IPTV services in India took place two years ago. Optibase, which has installed video over IP solutions in three out of the four major IPTV service providers in India, looks to be a driving force behind the growth of IPTV deployment in the world’s second largest populated country.
Advanced H.264 streaming platforms, Optibase says, enable Indian service providers to attract new customers, by offering top quality picture resolution at lower rates.
"Utilizing Optibase's advanced encoding platform is a strategic step in the creation of world-class infrastructure for our IPTV services. The platform will enable us to offer superior video quality that redefines television entertainment for our customers." said Atul Bindal, President, Broadband & Telephone Services, Bharti Airtel.
Amir Phillips, Chief Financial Officer at Optibase commented, "Given that India is an emerging and significant market in the growing IPTV world. The deployment of Optibase advanced IPTV encoding platforms by a tier one Telco operator, such as Bharti Airtel, represents an important business relationship for our company."
