Ericsson Acquires ABR Specialist Azuki

Ericsson announced it has "..entered into an agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Azuki Systems [see "Azuki Helps Service Providers Manage OTT Media" - here] a provider of TV Anywhere delivery platforms for service providers, content owners and broadcasters ..  Through the acquisition, Ericsson will accelerate the availability of new and compelling viewing experiences across a variety of devices and screens. In addition, Ericsson will gain additional key functionality related to the deployment of TV Anywhere services, including adaptive bit rate and content protection technologies. In addition, the acquisition brings a team of highly skilled software engineers from Azuki Systems".

See "Ericsson extends television and media leadership via acquisition of Azuki Systems" - here.

Announcements: Azuki Helps Service Providers Manage OTT Media

Azuki Systems announced "the next generation OTT video delivery solution framework that seamlessly extends service providers’ managed set-top-box services to multi-screens, at home and on-the-go, with equivalent user experience and zero impact to existing DOCSIS and IPTV infrastructure .. With Azuki, service providers can ensure unmanaged networks behave and perform like managed networks, with no disruption to existing video operations, enabling service providers to capitalize on multi-screens and TV Everywhere initiatives".

Among other features, the solution enhances the power of OTT video delivery by "Dynamically adjusting bandwidth usage so that user count can increase while total bandwidth remains within defined threshold, all while having standard formats and ABR" and "Delivering break-through innovation with Azuki’s connector-based technology, which provides seamless interface to DOCSIS and PCRF policy servers to dynamically monitor and manage traffic peak and network capacity at all times".

See "Azuki powers next generation video delivery solution for service providers" - here.