Open Standards for IPTV Set-Top Boxes

What an Open Standard Could Do for the Success of IPTV

Open Standards for IPTV Set-Top Boxes

The global IPTV industry has experienced impressive growth, but penetration levels are still modest. To spur further development and to avoid sub-optimisation based on multiple proprietary systems, a common standard will be increasingly important. Since no single proprietary standard for IPTV STBs is likely to emerge, influential players should cooperate to establish a widely supported open standard.