QoE (Quality of Experience), QA, Test and Monitoring News

S3 Group selected by Kabel Deutschland for end-to-end service validation
May 12, 2014 – S3 Group has announced that it has been selected by Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable network operator, to help it scale and validate video services on various consumer premises equipment (CPE).
News categories: S3 Group, Kabel Deutschland, Bernd Hansen, Philip Brennan, Wolfgang Zeller, John Maguire, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Germany, QoE

RVU Alliance launches certification program for 4K devices
Apr 29, 2014 – The RVU Alliance has announced the launch of the RVU Certification program for Ultra High Definition devices, along with an expansion of the RVU membership roster.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Henry Derovanessian, Gateway, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Worldwide

ViXS launches UHD HEVC 4K Golden Reference Decoder Tool
Apr 21, 2014 – ViXS Systems (TSX: VXS) has announced the availability of a Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K Golden Reference Decoder tool to test, validate, and debug 4K UHD content and deployment plans for the broadcast industry.
News categories: ViXS Systems, John Pomeroy, QoE, Semiconductor, Worldwide

OPTICOM premieres OTT streaming video quality testing at NAB Show 2014
Apr 3, 2014 – OPTICOM has announced that it will premiere PEVQ-S, a novel analysis technique for OTT video quality measurement, benchmarking and optimization at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.
News categories: OPTICOM, Michael Keyhl, NABShow, QoE, Streaming, Worldwide

NEOTION announces CI Plus 1.3 test kit
Apr 1, 2014 – NEOTION has announced the latest version of its Testing Kit CI Plus 1.3. The testing kit implements every features of the CI Plus 1.3 specification and offers full flexibility to partners and customers.
News categories: NEOTION, CAM, QoE, Smart TV, Worldwide

CableLabs & Cisco open IPTV Innovations Lab
Mar 3, 2014 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it is providing CableLabs with core infrastructure and Videoscape components for an IPTV Innovations Lab designed to provide cable system operator members with a ocation for IP video testing.
News categories: Cisco Systems, CableLabs, Cable TV, Digital TV, QoE, USA

Ghana publishes conformance procedure for Digital TV logos
Jan 31, 2014 – Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) has published the procedure for the award of the Conformance Logos for Digital TV sets and decoders.
News categories: National Communications Authority, Digital TV, Ghana, QoE, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Abertis deploys Digital TV Labs test suite for HbbTV testing
Jan 16, 2014 – Digital TV Labs has announced that Spanish DTT network operator, Abertis Telecom, has been using its Ligada iSuite test harness and test suite to ensure uniform HbbTV receiver conformance for the new Spanish TDT Hibrida platform.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Abertis Telecom, Keith Potter, Alex Mestre, Digital TV, DRM, HbbTV, QoE, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial

Simplay Labs announces certification program for transmission of 4K Ultra HD content
Jan 8, 2014 – Simplay™ Labs has announced that it has created the industry’s first program to certify devices that transmit or receive premium 4K Ultra HD (UHD) content.
News categories: Simplay Labs, Solomon Langley, John Ryu, Sarah Carroll, Content Protection, QoE, Smart Home, Worldwide