Antenna or Cable
Virtual Headend is our state-of-the-art Cloud TV platform that is able to transcode on-the-fly a selection of world IPTV channels from modern HLS/DASH formats to DVB (or ATSC) MPEG-TS broadcast standard and stream them to rooms and apartments over coaxial cable. Neither new wiring nor smart TVs nor additional set-top-boxes are required, just plain and simple digital TV sets which are straightforward to use by guests. IPTV channels are received like any other digital terrestrial or clear cable channel. Minimal hardware is needed at customer premises. Various configurations are possible depending on your Internet broadband connection (12,24,36, up to 48 HD-quality channels for each DVB 4xQAM modulator and 9,18,27 or 36 channels for each 4xJ83.B modulator). Complete freedom about channel selection is left to the property manager or local technical staff that interact with the cloud web interface.
Wifi
Hoteltube is our innovative service for streaming hundreds of world TV channels to mobile guest devices. Service is delivered through the hotel or community Wifi system and it is enabled by the Virtual Headend Cloud TV Platform. Tipically a QR code is on display at the reception or welcome desk, so users can access the TV service autonomously on a free-to-guest basis. From the manager's perspective, hoteltube is hassle-free because there is no management panel. From the user's perspective, Hoteltube consists of an organized and up-to-date collection of links to world TV channels and an optimized browser interface to recover and watch them directly on their personal devices. No app store software is provided nor needed for watching and that makes the solution very easy to use.
Both
The two services are indipendent from one another and a scenario where both are implemented is the choice to go if you need to serve both in-room displays and mobile devices
