Cable Operators

For the cable industry, the future is interactive. From electronic program guides (EPG), to video on demand (VOD) to switched digital video (SDV), Cable MSOs have been working hard to upgrade their systems to support new interactive services and applications. The industry’s support and rollout of OpenCable (now Tru2WayTV) offers many new business opportunities for video services, interactive applications and advertising. With these new systems and services there are many challenges; changes to the network, new business strategies, and updates to the back office systems and process to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Vidiom Systems has worked extensively with the cable industry from its start to develop opportunities for iTV. Vidiom worked with CableLabs to create the standards for
OpenCable, which includes the Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) software. OCAP is the new platform that allows cable operators, technology suppliers, consumer electronics companies and content providers to develop hardware and software that will be universally compatible with the cable systems of a wide range of MSOs across the country. In addition to the development and support of OCAP, Vidiom has worked directly with major MSOs and network operators providing engineering services to support the development of electronic program guides, application hosting environments, iTV applications and tools, such as VisionWorkBench.

Vidiom has further supported the cable industry with the development of vCert, a testing system that automatically performs over 14,000 tests necessary for Cable Labs certification as well as to meet the specific operational requirements of particular MSOs. Vidiom also offers OCAP training for people in the industry as well as OCAP developers.
Vidiom offers a wide range of products and services that are appropriate for cable operators of all sizes. For more information contact us at .