Amino has been Chosen For Central America's First IPTV Service

            The Amino AmiNET125 multi-codec Set-Top-Box (STB) has been chosen by Panama's CTV Telecom for Central America's first IPTV service. The platform of AmiNET125 was fashioned in such a way to help operators in up coming markets to bring in IPTV services using a flexible and cost effective approach. AmiNET125 can also be used in European and North American markets for standard definition TV sets.
            In Panama City, CTV has a purpose built high-speed 100 per cent fibre optic network which is used solely for the delivery of the new IPTV service. The people that Subscribe to CTV get pure IPTV services from them. Such services include telephone, broadband internet and television, with a choice of over 100 broadcast, music and on demand channels. Right now an initial order has already been issued for a substantial volume of AmiNET125 STBs. More orders are likely on the way since the delivery area stretches to other parts of the country.
            According to Juan McKenzie, the director at CTV Telecom, "Amino is a valued partner and has gone far beyond just selling us a STB. Throughout the deployment we've benefited from Amino's vast IPTV knowledge and experience which has helped us to develop the business and avoid common pitfalls. The unrivalled interoperability of Amino technology has also enabled a quick and seamless integration with our other IPTV partners."

            To achieve the best combination of reliability, performance and cost, AmiNET125 combines proven hardware and software architectures with the latest processor and peripheral components. It actually adds the very best features of Amino's initial standard definition products but in contrast, it added a USB 2.0 and a programmable multi-codec DSP capable of MPEG-2, H.264 and WMV9.Through the use of a new System-On-Chip (SOC) solution, it also combines a powerful CPU and advanced, programmable DSP in a cost effective single package. This package can easily be field-upgraded in order to support the addition of new services and codecs, thus boosting the increase of average revenue per user (ARPU).
            This is what the Director of Sales for Amino in the East Coast & Latin America, Sandra Conejos has to say, "This deployment brings IPTV to a previously untapped market and demonstrates Amino's dedication to driving the geographic spread of IPTV technology to new areas. The AmiNET125 focuses on the core requirements of cost sensitive markets in the developing world to produce a lower cost, flexible multi-codec platform supporting advanced IPTV services. Through this technology consumers in Panama will soon be enjoying innovative IPTV offerings for the first time."
            Just recently, the AmiNET125 won the highly esteemed CSI Product of the Year Award under the category, "Best IPTV technology", before the Microsoft Xbox360 solution for IPTV. Note that the CSI award is actually the third international accolade given to Amino's multi-codec range of STBs in the last couple of years.