THE NEW GENERATION OF OTT DVB AND 3rd. GEN. IPTV SMART STB S

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1 WE BRING YOUR SERVICES TO ANY TV SCREEN THE NEW GENERATION OF OTT DVB AND 3rd. GEN. IPTV SMART STB S ABOX42`s M12 platform is the ideal solution for our cable network operator clients, to bring our new interactive services KabelKiosk Choice to every television screen. Matthias Schwankl Director of Interactive TV and Innovations from Eutelsat/KabelKiosk. We finally found with VideoWeb (based on ABOX42 platform) a cost-effective and high quality solution to bring Zattoo Internet television to all kind of TVs. Jörg Meyer VP Content and Consumer of Zattoo International AG. M12 platform from ABOX42 is the first set top box platform to support DivX Plus Streaming, Rovi s advanced adaptive streaming format. Leander Carell Senior Manager RES, Rovi Corp.

2 2 ABOUT ABOX42 THE NEW APPROACH OF ABOX42 About ABOX42 Leading manufacturer of latest generation OTT DVB and IPTV set top boxes >5 years expertise and knowledge of managing end-user mass-market products Specialized in developing & delivering customized STB solutions for international customers Deployment of over 100 OTT services HbbTV Support for OTT DVB & IPTV environments Compatible to major application frameworks e.g. Smart TV Alliance apps Ideal solution for OTT providers, network operators and Internet service providers (ISP) Unique SaaS Service for operation of STBs and lifecycle management Short project cycle and short production lead times Joint software development with TV2 Next (system integrator, design house and technology company) for Hybrid, OTT and IPTV solutions Powerful development tools and comprehensive development program German design and quality control

3 ABOUT ABOX42 3 For more than 20 years the TV market was straigthforward, however, nowadays, with the growth of new Internet technologies, the Internet and TV are rapidly converging. ABOX42 recognized that this convergence of Internet and TV is opening up new opportunities for new business models in the OTT field for already established operators as well as for new market players. In this changing world of TV and new Internet technologies, ABOX42 has become a leading player and experienced manufacturer of next generation IPTV, OTT DVB and Cloud TV Smart STBs with support of all major standards (for applications and streaming technologies). Next to this ABOX42 is leading in providing custom solutions (e.g. HbbTV support for OTT / IPTV and compatibility to Smart TV Alliance apps). Matthias Greve CEO Founder & General Manager of ABOX42 and pioneer in the Internet industry. ABOX42 has 5 years expertise and knowledge of managing end-user mass-market products. ABOX42 is specialized in developing customized Smart STB solutions for international customers and has already deployed over 100 OTT services. The ABOX42 Smart STB platform is the ideal solution for OTT providers, network operators and Internet service providers (ISPs). ABOX42 is very experienced in delivering customized STB solutions and offers unique SaaS (Software as a Service) for the operation of STBs and for the management of the entire lifecycle. ABOX42 offers short project cycles and short production lead times. In addition, there is a comprehensive developer program including examples, support and more. ABOX42 has a joint software development with TV2Next (system integrator, design house and technology company) for Hybrid, OTT and IPTV solutions. Oliver Soellner VP Business Development and Sales Responsible for new business development & ABOX42`s international sales activities.

4 4 THE ABOX42 SMART STB PLATFORM THE ABOX42 SMART STB PLATFORM ABOX42 SMART SOLUTIONS ABOX42 SMART STB S ABOX42 YOUR APP MIDDLEWARE TV APP ABOX42 / 3rd PARTY APPS SMART SDK ABOX42 ABOX42 MOBILE TOOLKIT

5 THE ABOX42 SMART STB PLATFORM 5 The times are changing. The new world of connecting the TV to the Internet brings many opportunities and challenges to you as an operator or developer. ABOX42 is taking a new approach with the ABOX42 Smart Platform to solve the most important key challenges: Mass Production state-of-the-art STBs (ABOX42 SMART STB) Our product line offers a range of set top box products from cost effective to high performance STBs for even the most demanding IPTV, OTT and CloudTV services. Due to ABOX42 s new production and software processes, there is no longer a need to produce hardware only for one customer in a custom manufacturing run. This reduces the leadtime for production, the required volumes for orders and gives you as operator much more flexibility to react on changing demands based on your sales needs. Sophisticated SDK & Software Platform (ABOX42 SMART SDK / SMART RCU & MOBILE TOOLKIT) The software platform is treated as one of our core products. It has already all new requirements to run the next generation of applications. Based on the requirements of over 100 OTT / IPTV services already running, there is hardly any requirement missing which is critical for your project. The ABOX42 Smart SDK is also ready for integration of middleware solutions and offers enablers for a variety of known middleware providers. A custom integration project can be agreed depending on project requirements. Our system runs on Linux, HTML and the latest Internet standards. There is no propriety technology built in. Compared to Android, this environment is very controlled and can support your deployment for many years. With our solution we have solved all the major challenges an Android deployment will run into, when it is deployed and operated in the field. Please talk to us for more information on this strategic topic. Next to this the ABOX42 Smart RCU & mobile Toolkit provides the essential application tools to build smartphone & tablet applications to interact with the ABOX42 Smart STBs. Unique SaaS Services for Operation of the STB Deployment (ABOX42 SMART SAAS SERVICES) We not only deliver you hardware and software, but also a head end system via an easy to use SaaS services to operate your boxes in the field. The SaaS services e.g. manages the software life cycle (e.g. deployment of new firmware), monitors the deployed boxes and can collect statistical information of the usage of your service through the costumer, which can not be collected in your services head end. You can manage the SaaS services yourself or you can use our management services, in which we can manage your hardware deployment. The SaaS services can be integrated into your SMS (subscriber management system) and your CRM (customer relationship management) systems. Enhance your Service with our end user Extensions (ABOX42 SMART SOLUTIONS) Besides delivering the platform to run your services, you can also take advantage of our Add-On packages to enhance your service offered to the end costumers. Features like a dynamic portal with App store, compatibility to YouTube Leanback and RadioTime (6000 radio channels) or our Android Viewer, can give your potential customers additional reasons to subscribe to your service. With our video podcast and on demand channel management system, you can give your users access to up to additional content channels including latest HbbTV applications from Broadcasters and Smart TV applications from Smart TV Alliance. Powerful development Tools and next generation of Developer Support Our platform is based on the latest Internet standards and technologies. Your application and user interface can easily be written by web developers. No special know how is required. This reduces your development time and costs by a factor of ten and gives you a much greater flexibility in terms of GUI and functionality compared to the traditional STB world. Please visit to get your own evaluation and development kit.

6 6 KEY BENEFITS OF ABOX42 S OTT DVB AND IPTV SOLUTION KEY BENEFITS OF ABOX42 S OTT DVB AND 3rd GEN. IPTV SOLUTION Market proven with over 100 deployed OTT services Hollywood approved VoD services Catch-up TV services by major TV broadcasters Broadcaster HbbTV Applications Smart TV Applications (Smart TV Alliance) IPTV Services via open Internet OTT Pay-TV play out via Internet Cable provider portals with App Store Internet Services like YouTube and Picasa And many more Standardized mass production hardware with short leadtimes Internet as new middleware, built on open web standards Latest front-end technologies & application environment Multiple OTT Media Playback and streaming Multiple Hollywood accepted DRM and security systems Wide variety of software modules and Add-on-Services Fully managed software lifecycle and operations (SaaS model) Fully customizable software, hardware and packaging Comprehensive Development Program and development support German design and quality control

7 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK 7 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK The ABOX42 Smart SDK is one part of the sophisticated software platform of ABOX42. It is a comprehensive SDK based on the latest web, internet and TV standards and ready to use development platform to build TV applications and services. Moreover, ABOX42 Smart SDK offers you powerful development tools and next generation developer support. Internet as middleware The ABOX42 Smart SDK offers a very modern and flexible software platform, which allows to build applications based on open web standards. Internet offers proven technology and will become the next generation of middleware. As a result of that, expensive, proprietary middleware is no longer required. Web know-how is widely available, much less expensive and more flexible than traditional custom STB development. The Internet as middleware in our solution is future proof and vendor independent, while it easily allows to integrate OTT applications from 3rd parties, because it uses the same technologies as used for Web, ipad and TVs. For details, please request our ABOX42 Smart SDK information package. Support of all major frontend technologies Our Smart SDK offers a wide variety of browser and OTT application compatibility modules to ensure a maximum compatibility to existing and custom OTT applications. This includes support of up to date browsers (QT with Webkit, Webkit, Netfront and Opera) with the support of common application environments (HTML 4, HTML 5/CSS3, CE-HTML TV Apps, HbbTV, OIPF, Smart TV Alliance Apps).

8 8 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK Support of all major streaming formats ABOX42`s Smart SDK offers a wide range of media playback and streaming technologies to support all major streaming head-ends, encoding solutions and CDNs (Content Delivery Networks), all up to 1080p HTTP progressive download from Webserver Adaptive HLS streaming (HTTP Live Streaming) as used in QuickTime, ipad and iphone Adaptive Microsoft smooth streaming as used in Windows, SilverLight and Xbox Motorola BitBand streaming - Adaptive MPEG Dash - Adaptive DivX Plus Streaming technology Multicast IPTV Motama Relay Caster Streaming Protocol (RCSP) for optimized transmission of IPTV Streams. Motorola BitBand streaming Adaptive MPEG Dash Adaptive DivX Plus Streaming technology Middleware integration experience for IPTV & OTT The ABOX42 Smart SDK is ready for integration of middleware software modules e.g. for custom IPTV projects. Please talk to our Developer Support team for details. ABOX42 offers middleware enablers for the following known Middleware solutions (in alphabetical order): 24iMedia Alphanetworks Beenius Minerva Motama Nordija Packetship ROVI Seachange StreamGroup Tvinci Viaccess Orca Vialync Vision 247 Visionlabs WeePee Easy 3rd party application integration The ABOX42 Smart SDK offers a broad compatibility to 3rd party applications (e.g. YouTube Leanback, Radio Time, RedBull TV) based on common application environments. In addition ABOX42, offers the compatibility to Smart TV Alliance applications, which easily allows you to enrich the application portfolio in addition to the operator s service. Please ask our team for a total overview of compatible applications. Local web applications or cloud applications The ABOX42 Smart SDK allows you to build applications either as local apps (with LAMP environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP & DLNA) for the best possible user experience and fast operating speed and/or for cloud-based applications, which run on a web-server in the Internet.

9 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK MODULES 9 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK MODULES The ABOX42 Smart SDK Modules are a collection of different modules, applications and services in order to enhance the product offering to your end-customer. Consequently, the ABOX42 Smart SDK Modules help you to improve your services with our end user extensions. First installation application module The first installation application is a standard module of ABOX42 which guides the user through the first steps, the installation of the latest software and helps to get started in a hassle free way. Settings Application module The ABOX42 Settings Application module allows the user to change the essential settings of his device. This includes (among others) the display resolution, sound output, network settings and many more. Update Application module With the Update Application module the user will be able to update his ABOX42 Smart STB with the latest software, to ensure the compatibility to all services during the entire lifetime of the product. This module is talking to the ABOX42 Lifecycle SaaS, which is managed by the operator. Smart TV Alliance compatibility module ABOX42 became a member of the Smart TV Alliance, in order to be able to provide the compatibility to all major applications developed for the Smart TV platforms of TP Vision (former Philips), LG, Toshiba, Panasonic and others. Simple TV applications for basic OTT TV projects ABOX42 provides an optional Smart SDK module for OTT Live TV. This application allows the operator to manage subscribers, set up the channel line up and maintain it as a SaaS based backend service. For the ABOX42 Smart STB it offers a light TV user interface for zapping. This TV application is the ideal solution for operators with basic requirements for a light customized TV application. ABOX42 is member of

10 10 THE ABOX42 SMART SDK MODULES More Content User Application support modules allow you to run various high end 3rd party content applications to enhance your content offering. Currently available are: YouTube Leandback with IOS and Android control Apps RadioTime with 6000 Radio channels RedBull TV with life style content support of HbbTV Apps from Broadcasters Red Bull TV Customer specific platform extensions Next to the default compatibility modules ABOX42 offers to build customer specific platform extensions, if required for an operator project. These extensions can be offered based on a professional service agreement. DLNA module Video Podcast Content channels YouTube The ABOX42 Smart Solutions module for DLNA provides the technical capabilities to stream and play back users content (photos, videos and music) on the ABOX42 Smart STB. ABOX42 offers an optional module to manage and provide Video Podcast based Content Channels apart of the service offering. Home Media Player module The Home Media Player module provides an application to play back users content within the home network. ABOX42 provides this feature includes compatibility testing for defined file formats and is based on defined reference files. Video Podcast Channel

11 THE ABOX42 MOBILE TOOLKIT 11 THE ABOX42 SMART RCU AND MOBILE TOOLKIT The ABOX42 Smart RCU and Mobile Toolkit is another important part of the sophisticated software platform of ABOX42. The ABOX42 Toolkit consists of a variety of application tools for Smartphones and Tablets (Android and IOS) that are able to interact with your TV applications and services. Set Top Box control via Smart RCU App The ABOX42 Smart mobile Toolkit allows you to build Smartphone and Tablet applications for both, ios and Android to control the ABOX42 Smart STB via an application on the mobile device. Stream content from mobile to TV Besides the control functionalities, the Smart mobile Toolkit provides you the tools for a comprehensive extension of your service by adding the possibility to stream end-user content from Smartphones and Tablets to the ABOX42 Smart STB.

12 12 THE ABOX42 SMART OPERATIONS THE ABOX42 SMART OPERATIONS The ABOX42 Smart Operations offer a unique collection of SaaS services for the installation, deployment and operation of the STB deployment in the field and to upgrade the functionallity of the deployed services over time. Management of Software Lifecycle As an futher innovation, ABOX42 solved the complete software lifecycle for its Smart STB platform to maintain the compatibility for future needs. Secure Software (firmware) delivery The ABOX42 Lifecycle Managment SaaS includes the secure delivery of firmware for the initial software installation, as well as for upgrades and downgrades of firmware. Our so-called Brand-Key-Concept is an elaborate solution for all necessary aspects of secure firmware management and delivery in the field. Statistics for business and marketing ABOX42 will also provide you the relevant statistics, that you need for your business decisions, in order to validate marketing projects during a project.. Health Status Information The ABOX42 Reporting SaaS solution provides realtime information about the actual health status of the ABOX42 Smart STBs in the field.

13 THE ABOX42 SMART STB S 13 THE ABOX42 SMART STB S The ABOX42 Smart STBs are mass production ready, latest technology STBs. With its B and M Series, ABOX42 offers you Smart STBs with different price, performance and feature sets. Moreover, the ABOX42 Smart STBs offer a hardware platform for all kinds of applications and requirements. Mature Hardware Design Experienced engineers with the latest technical expertise design the ABOX42 hardware platforms. Our hardware products are made for Telco-grade projects and retail markets. Standard Hardware in mass production Our product line offers cost effective as well as high performance STBs for even the most demanding IPTV, OTT and Cloud TV services. Due to new production and software processes, there is no longer a need to produce hardware only for one customer in a dedicated production order. No hardware risks (acceptance before order) Based on the requirements of over 100 OTT and IPTV services already running on our platform, there is hardly any requirement missing which is critical for your project. For the first time, you can test your application on mass production hardware even before placing the first order. Smaller quantities. Available from local stock ABOX42 is carrying a local stock in Europe to reduce lead times for test-units and first shipment quantities, for field tests as well as for proof-of-concept requests. Short Lead times Due to the standard hardware manufacturing process we are able to cut down the lead times for customer projects. This gives you as an operator much more flexibility to react on changing demands based on your sales needs. Less financial commitment Next to the higher flexibility by our standard hardware manufacturing process the individual order size can be kept lower which helps you to reduce the financial commitment, especially in the ramp up phase of your customer projects.

14 14 THE ABOX42 SMART STB S No huge development expenses (NRE / Tooling) Another important advantage of the ABOX42 s hardware platform approach is to avoid high NRE and tooling costs for projects by offering a compelling hardware platform design, which does not require customer specific development or product design. Customization. Latest technology built in The ABOX42 hardware platforms B12, M12 and M20 are built according to the latest technology standards, using best in class chipsets, which offer a broad compatibility to the required features for all latest OTT & IPTV requirements. In addition, we are taking special care of the software upgradeability of our platforms, in order to ensure on one hand, todays and on the hand, the future compatibility to all relevant IPTV, OTT and Cloud TV services. The ABOX42 hardware platform concept allows a flexible customization of hard- and software as part of the standard customization process. The customization includes the branding of the Set Top Box itself as well as customized packaging and end-user manuals. Besides the hardware branding, we also offer different branding options. Fulfils regulatory requirements The ABOX42 hardware products comply with all relevant standards and regulatory requirements such as CE, FCC, RoHS, WEEE. For a full list of available certifications, please contact us. Easy Factory Reset process To ensure a best possible operation of ABOX42 Set Top Boxes in the field, we developed a number of features to monitor the Set Top Boxes in the field. If there is an end-user problem in the field, the ABOX42 platform offers a reset process, which is very easy to operate and allows the end-user to reset his equipment as well as to get back to a working configuration without exchanging the equipment. For a detailed explanation about our hard- and software features, please contact us.

15 THE ABOX42 SMART STB S 15 OUR NEW IP STB S THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR ANY OTT / IPTV PROJECT M12 PLATFORM High performance and latest technology for OTT DVB & 3rd. gen. IPTV. M20 PLATFORM Outstanding perfomance for advanced OTT DVB & 3rd. gen IPTV. X42 PLATFORM Next Generation Smart STB with support of h.265 and 4K UHD.

16 16 THE ABOX42 SMART STB S HARDWARE FEATURES M12 PLATFORM M20 PLATFORM X42 PLATFORM Tuner OTT DVB / IPTV OTT DVB / IPTV OTT DVB / IPTV Multimedia processor Broadcom BCM7231 multimedia processor DMIPS Broadcom BCM7241 multimedia processor DMIPS Broadcom BCM7251 dual core ARM processor DMIPS GUI and browser High-speed 2D GUI and browser High-speed 2D and 3D GUI and browser High-speed 2D and 3D GUI and browser Flash Storage 512 MB Ram, 1GB Flash 1 GB Ram, 4GB Flash 1 GB Ram, 4GB Flash add on Flash of up to 128 GB HDMI / Resolution HDMI 1.4a up to 1080p30 HDMI 1.4a up to 1080p30 HDMI 1.4a up to 2160p30 4K HD / UHD Codec h AVC h AVC h.264 & h HEVC S/P DIF digital audio / USB ports / 2 x USB 2.0 / 2 x USB 2.0 / 1 x USB 3.0 Analog Video output - O - Wi-Fi option internal / external bgn internal / external bgn internal up to bgn / external ac Webkit HTML 5 Browser Available application environments (HTML 4, HTML 5/CSS3, CE-HTML TV Apps) Available local web applications (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP & DLNA) O O O SmartTV Alliance Applications O O O HbbTV 1.1/1.5 Support O O O IPTV MULTICAST SUPPORT Network / local PVR & TimeShift / - / O / O ADVANCED OTT MEDIAPLAYER HTTP progressive download from WebServer Adaptive HLS Streaming Adaptive Microsoft smooth streaming Motorola BitBand streaming O O O Adaptive MPEG Dash O O O Adaptive DivX Plus streaming O O - DRM AND SECURITY SERVICES INCLUDED Microsoft DRM10 & PlayReady Secure HLS streaming SecureMedia O O O Verimatrix (standard & advanced) O O O Marlin O O O DivX Plus Streaming technology O O - BRANDING Hardware branding Software branding Full lifecycle management TIMELINE in mass production in mass production Q included O optional Please contact us for H.265 4K Roadmap

17 REFERENCE PROJECTS 17 THE ABOX42 REFERENCE PROJECTS OTT CABLE OPERATOR PORTAL Eutelsat / Kabelkiosk is a leading cable network service in the German market with 180 network partners and a reach of over 3 million households. The new Kabelkiosk Choice OTT portal offers costumers EPG, VoD and access to a variety of OTT applications. Frontend: HTML 4, HTML5 and HbbTV; Streaming: HTTP progressive downloads, WMV progressive download with DRM 10 OTT DVB (Unicast IPTV) solution for an European FTTx Provider 24iMedia is providing a very modern multiscreen OTT & IPTV middleware solution including Live TV, PVR, EPG, Recommendations & Sharing, together with multiple HTML / HbbTV Apps based on ABOX42 M20-series platform to a European FTTx Provider. Frontend: HTML5 and HbbTV; Streaming: HLS & MS Smoothstreaming, DRM: Verimatrix & MS Playready IPTV SYSTEM: ZATTOO Zattoo offers over 100 live TV channels over the Internet in six countries. With its integration on ABOX42`s platform, Zattoo is able to offer a complete cable TV product over an open DSL connection. The Zattoo client offers a rich TV experience with SD and HD live TV channels, ethnic TV packages and an extended EPG with pictures. Frontend: Native QT, HbbTV client for RedButton Apps; Adaptive- Streaming: HLS with HLS DRM (from SD up to HD)

18 18 REFERENCE PROJECTS MEDIA MARKT VOD ABOX42 successfully completed the integration of RES based Media Markt (known as Europe s leading retail chain for consumer electronics) VoD solution on its platform. Frontend: HTML 4; Streaming: Microsoft smooth streaming; DRM Play Ready MAXDOME maxdome is the leading German VoD provider with over videos from all major Hollywood studios. Frontend: HTML 4; Streaming: WMV Progressive download; DRM: Microsoft DRM 10 DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOLUTION: BRANDMAKER ABOX42 is used in a wide range of Digital Signage applications and cooperates with the European leading provider of technologies for Marketing Resource Management (MRM), BrandMaker, by providing them with our B12 set top box platform hosting BrandMaker`s video cloud application to basically distribute HD marketing videos via web in a personalized way. Frontend: HTML 4; Streaming: H.264 INTERACTIVE OTT TV CHANNEL: PUTPAT Putpat is a leading provider for interactive music television. Putpat offers 12 linear music channels and a customized channel, that only plays the music, which the user individually likes. Frontend: HTML 4; Streaming: H.264 / HTTP progressive download

19 THE ABOX42 DEVELOPER SERVICES 19 THE ABOX42 DEVELOPER SERVICES ABOX42 offers Smart STB Development kits for the major hardware platforms (M12, M20 and B12) in order for you to get started with application integration and custom development. Together with the kit provides a hands-on starting point. The development process is guided by ABOX42 s technical support team and, based on the professional support agreement, can get supported additionally. ABOX42 s Developer Program offers a complimentary platform that gives an introduction to the most important topics around development on ABOX42 platform for product manager, developer and middleware providers. We support our partners and customers in every stage of their development process with the following services: Developer Hardware / Development Smart STB Developer Support on API Documetation Smart Solutions and Compliance Examples Full application examples Easy web page development with IDE for M-Series Quick development of local applications with a dedicated web technology - up to 10x faster than native apps. Different runtimes for application hosting wide range of default API packages additional API packages bookable individual API extensions on request toolchain support for middleware providers

20 WE BRING YOUR SERVICES TO ANY TV SCREEN What makes the difference between ABOX42 and others? Experienced set top box manufacturer Latest technology IP set top boxes for OTT&IPTV Web technology for easy and cost effective application development All major streaming technologies and DRM systems supported Short leadtimes and fully managed lifecycle Customization of hardware and software Development programme and support German design and quality control ABOX42 exhibits on major international summits and trade show. March 12 March 14, 2014 Cable Congress Amsterdam March 18 March 20, 2014 TV Connect London April 29 April 30, 2014 TV Connect Singapore May 20 May 22, 2014 ANGA COM Cologne The 25 th International Communications and Information Technology Exhibition & Conference June 17 June 20, 2014 Communicasia Singapore June 24 June 26, 2014 Digital TV CEE Budapest July 2 July 3, 2014 TV Connect Latin America Sao Paulo Sept. 4 Sept. 9, 2014 IBC Amsterdam For further information and/or to participate in our development program, please contact us or visit our website Oliver Soellner VP Business Development & Sales os@abox42.com +49 (0) ABOX42 GmbH Amalienbadstr. 41 D Karlsruhe Germany Version: 02/2014