With Android TV gaining stature in the OTT market, Arris will unveil a trio of UHD/HDR set-tops at IBC in Amsterdam this week powered by the Google technology.
The vendor’s Android TV product line will include the IPTV set-tops VIP5202, VIP5402 and VIP6102W; the DVB-C cable model ZC4515; the DVB-T terrestrial model ZT4517; and the DVB-S satellite model PS5517.
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At ANGA COM in Cologne, Germany, in late May, Arris sparked interest from Tier 1 cable operators with its Android GMS operator tier on a Broadcom reference SoC (system on chip).
Top-tier operator Comcast is developing its own technologies for aggregating OTT services and handling transactional video.
However, in the Android OS, proponents say, other Tier 1 operators…