CommScope is close to announcing a transaction involving its struggling set-top and consumer premises equipment (CPE) business and could reveal those details as early as this week, industry sources tell Light Reading.
What still remains fuzzy is the nature of the transaction and whether it will result in an outright sale of the unit or the formation of a joint venture, possibly involving an original design manufacturer (ODM) or another type of manufacturing entity. It s also possible that CommScope will merely announce its intention to shed the unit, one source said.
CommScope declined to comment on this fresh round of industry scuttlebutt.
| 16 December 2020
OTT solutions provider Vewd has launched Vewd OpX (Operator Experience), a cloud-managed set-top box experience integrating pay-TV services with aggregated OTT content.
Available for Linux, Android TV, Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and Reference Design Kit (RDK), Vewd OpX enables operators to deliver any TV content within a single unified user experience.
Vewd OpX aggregates linear, on-demand, apps and games with an intuitive, forward-looking experience, aiming to ease customers’ content discovery and consumption. It provides operators with instant access to key regional apps and a catalogue of deployment-ready OTT content that sustains engagement with the pay-TV experience.
Other features include deep analytics to support audience targeting and insights, along with other cloud services such as performance measurement and device management; comprehensive customisation options beyond look and feel to include content promotions and offers, al