Feature Checklist
Extensive video services
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP Unicast Linear TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IP Multicast Linear TV | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| QAM Linear TV | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
| IP VOD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local Whole Home DVR | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| Cloud DVR | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pause Live TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Start Over TV | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catch-up TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search/Recommendations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Netflix | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| YouTube | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other OTT Apps | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
Video management dashboard
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator UX configuration (Branding) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operator service control via web portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metadata management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Policy Management (Content owner policies) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Policy Management (User policies) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Policy Management (Operator policies) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video product management (Products) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video promotions / offers management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video service usage reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Content security controls
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRM (Widevine, Playready, Fairplay) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CAS Cable (Motorola, Cisco) | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
| Multicast DRM (Verimatrix) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Content processing, storage and distribution
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Processing (Transcode, Encode) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Origin / Packaging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CDN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edge Cache as-a-Service | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Rich user experience
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Cable DVR Gateway / Record 6 channels | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
| IP Wireless/Wired Client Player STB | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
| IPTV Wireless STB | N/A | ✓ | N/A |
| Android IPTV STB | N/A | ✓ | N/A |
| Mobile Apps (Android, iOS) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Roku | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android Retail Devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amazon Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web PC App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Managed services
Cable | IPTV | OTT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Monitoring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud Systems Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incident Management/Trouble Tickets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Service Operate and Update | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Service Design and Scale | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Service Reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Software Test / Deployment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Software Update Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operator Integration and On-Ramp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Role Based Operator Portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3rd Party Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |