AccessKey IP
, a developer, designer and producer of advanced entertainment and communication devices, has announced a Joint Development Contract with CSI Digital of Portland, Oregon.
As per the $1.5 million agreement, AKYI will provide specialized IPTV
related development services for CSI Digital and its customers. The multi-phase contract will allow AccessKey to work on a series of Set Top Boxes focused on different segments of the industry. CSI will provide the marketing and sales efforts for these Set Top Boxes.
The project is currently going through the development and design phase and is expected to be completed during the next quarter.
CSI Digital is a wholesale vendor of digital content products and programming to be delivered as IPTV (
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Alert), voice and data services to retail customers by the providers. CSI's ready and formatted wholesale digital content package comprising of voice, video and data products can be acquired by both the new and existing multi-service providers.
The IPTV package by CSI Digital enables service providers to deliver digital video products to their customers in a relatively cheaper and quicker way. Its voice package includes enterprise (PBX
) and residential functionality for providers.
David Luman CSI Digital's Chief Executive said that providing the company’s customers with the cutting edge technology provided by AccessKey will help it reach a marketplace that would have been difficult otherwise.
AccessKey IP develops the advanced technologies and products aimed at utilizing the market opportunities created by the explosive growth of digital communications, entertainment-related services and specific consumer electronics platforms. Its AccessKey products provide access to "Triple Play" (voice, video and data) and "Quadruple Play (
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With AccessKey Home and portable flash drive-sized AccessKey PC products, subscribers can surf channels to watch HD quality IPTV, browse the Internet and watch Video on Demand (VOD) content. Users can also enjoy playing video or Internet-based games, listen to music, make VoIP
calls, video conference and run a host of computing applications using a single device and service provider network.
Arvind Arora is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Arvind’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
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