The existence of the technology, Internet Protocol Television or IPTV will replace and is believed to be new competitors in the subscription television business, particularly cable television or satellite. However, for consumers while IPTV is still limited up the middle.
According to the Business Development Manager PT Cisco Systems Indonesia Tony Seno Hartono, cable TV will be a customer get a new development of internet-based technology that can send video data form. Moreover, the technology that utilizes a network kebel phone has been connected in consumers’ homes. As a result, operators no longer need to create a new network can be a big cost.
For, through the development of technology that is now encouraged tbk PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, one cable can be used for a variety of data services, including voice and video. “So, if a house has entered the cable berkemampuan IPTV, it does not need to langgan cable TV or satellite. Can be spelled out, this new threat for the cable TV or satellite, “said Tony, Sunday (17 / 9).
The various advantages offered by IPTV rather than cable or satellite TV, one of them or stop the recording kemampuanuntuk picture (pause) when impression is broadcast. In fact, the impression can be accessed without the need to be mobile in the home. For, there is a tool called a set of box, which functions as decoder, so that through the internet, an impression that can be enjoyed from the distance.
The advantages, such as described Chief Technical Officer of Alcatel in Indonesia Dirk Wolter, who launched IPTV Alcatel provides communications services through televisis and go along with each other IPTV subscribers. Alcatel also provides kepda customers to create their own television impressions that can be enjoyed by other customers.
Unfortunately, Dirk approved, the price of IPTV services offered to the community in Bandung, and in other cities, is still too high, so not all can be enjoyed by society. Therefore, the segment at the beginning of IPTV subscribers is still on the secondary market, hotels, and the apartment.
Concerning tariffs, the price offered langgan not much different with cable satellite TV, around Rp 300,000 per month, plus equipment costs decoder that is less than Rp 1 million. Each television channel is only using about 2-4 mega bite per second with image quality equivalent to the impression that TV at this time already, even with the available impressions multilingual services.
“In Indonesia, IPTV should be introduced with a flat tariff, because the payment model that is our preferred customers,” said Tony.
According to Tony, a number of major cities, including Bandung, at this time can have access to IPTV, through the network cable or phone cable. Ideally, the network that requires a good quality cable, but most of the cable have been installed many of low quality.
Dirk adds, later in 2007, IPTV has access can start enjoyed in Bandung, although not all areas terlayani well. “Cheap price or not, and start at IPTV can enjoy the ability to depend a network operator to provide adequate,” said Dirk.
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IPTV and VOD, this time into new services, which in many countries was launched by Telco’s (the traditional telecommunications providers in the field of telecommunications. This service began to enter the market and compete with the standard TV service via satellite which emanated, terestrial, and cable.
Great track data (bandwidth) broadband network, which continues to increase, the canggihnya compression technology, distribution and architecture to create new IPTV services / VOD techniques are possible. Significantly, the market also continue to supply content-digital content in more.
Is the Telco’s can start looking for new possibilities of growth, instead of already stagnannya revenue growth from traditional phone service. Simultaneously, Telco’s get threats from the conventional cable-based services and begin masukknya energy companies to business data through a network of energy distribution (example: PLN which began play in the business participate in the internet).
Components IPTV / VoD
Internet-Protocol Television (IPTV) is the provision of streaming video directly via the IP network berbandwitdh wide. This service is multicast, from one source to many users simultaneously. Video on Demand (VoD) is the provision of video services that are specifically requested by users. In general this is a unicast video streaming service, which dideliver to one customer. This is Good Direct TV Business services.
IPTV and VoD services category both incoming broadcast TV quality. This means customers will enjoy service sekualitas cable and satellite TV is now general we enjoy. Standard TV broadcasts are currently only served by satellite-based providers and cable in a closed group. Internet Internet VoD and IPTV, which is the early implementation of the two services above, the quality has not been feasible disandingkan with the quality of broadcast TV.
Types of Services IPTV / VoD
IPTV / VoD does not only provide video services, some services include:
TV service, a video that emanated in the scheduled time, exactly the conventional TV services. Development of this service, can make the canal a special, for example, cooking a special, special sports etc.. Service VoD, Video dihantarkan to the customers according to their selection.
Personal Video Recorder (PVR), recording equipment that will record to play on the broadcast time. Network Personal Video Recorder (NPVR), the network version of the PVR, NPVR not be placed in the customers home. Electronic Program Guide (EPG), which provides information services programs Existing and future programs of the service.
Information Services, a service of information, news, weather reports etc.. Interactive TV, TV Show, where customers can interaktiv. Interactive Applications, games that can dideliver with the broadcast mode, but utilizing the excess interaktifnya nature. Games can be either singleplayer or mulitplayer among customers. Broadband Applications, video conferencing, e-Learning, and security monitoring.
Benefits of Implementation of IPTV
Providing IPTV service using IP network berimplikasi positive on the efficiency of the network. IP network, trafiknya can be arranged in such a way, so that some type of packet bundling can dilewatkankan on top of it. In addition there are significant advantages that differentiate from the conventional TV is, can disediakannya of interactive services such as Video on Demand, broadcast TV rather than the more long one-way broadcast only.
As presented above, the basis of the IPTV service is a triple play, where the video data, audio, and data exchanged in the network where the service deliver. Here are the stages of transformation that must be done to prepare for the network architecture to support IPTV services.
From ATM to IP technology
Backbone (data path) and a local link intrnasional play an important role in broadband service delivery, especially IPTV, strategies that can be done on this side are:
First, upgrade ATM DSLAM to IP DSLAM, which produce a more scalable network. Second, the complex pattern of connections to be simple, for example, by making Zero Configuration on the customer. Third, make the distribution of Node-Node broadband, for example, Bras, so that the end customers get access to the nearest network provider. Fourth, increase resource-resource network, build a high speed backbone, for example, that there is no bottle neck in the network service provider.
Preparing broadband infrastructure
There are some parts of the integrated terselenggaranya that allow IPTV services:
First, universal broadband access, the closest to the customer is demanding a quick update are the technology and ease of delivery. Upgrade technology support services. Most broadband services at this time in support tekonologi DSL Lite, which is the first series of technology-based broadband DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). For the future, not the supporting technology must be supporting ADSL2 and VDSL, that service-audio-video services, can deliver to the customer.
Second, data aware transport, this section should be built with the quality of care perspektiv data that were distributed. IPTV is a service with high quality content, a reduction that occur will affect the quality of service.
Third, service aware edge, this section is responsible for the delivery service as a service that has a certain quality. This is part of the revolutionary change the Internet IPTV / VoD services become pure IPTV and VoD, as the quality of service dideliver in this section.
Fourth, service network, this ensures the data is that the major part of the service may delivered to located far from the NOC (Network Operation Center, the Office service provider) in both quality and security.
This technology allows the development of the Commercial Direct TV can be developed quickly & rapidly. So DirectTV Business will also experience a significant increase in.
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