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Oct 14 2008   11:28AM GMT

Overheard: IPTV vs Internet TV - What’s the difference?



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Telecom, IPTV, Technology, Internet TV
van_den_dam_rob2.jpg IPTV is a system where video content is transmitted in the form of IP-data packages over a closed secure network. The infrastructure is configured such that viewers can only receive the IPTV provider’s own TV-channels. IPTV focuses primarily on the TV-set in the living room, generally a wide-screen TV with high image quality. A Set Top Box (STP) is required to receive the signal.

Rob van den Dam, IPTV AND INTERNET TV DEVELOPMENT - Let the TV-battle begin