NTT to show 4K internet streaming to a set-top box at IMC Tokyo 2013

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

NTT West has announced that at IMC Tokyo 2013 it will show live streaming of 4K video over the internet to a set-top box connected to a standard 4K TV. The demonstration will use High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) compression.

The demonstration, the world’s first public trial of its kind, will be conducted in collaboration with NTT SmartConnect, NTT West’s web hosting subsidiary.