Batelcos BlackBox pioneers broadband TV in Bahrain using Oregans Digital TV middleware platform

Mobilk - Oregan Networks, the leading British IPTV software and systems specialist, announces that Batelco, the largest telecom operator and ISP in Bahrain, has based the countrys first broadband video service on Set Top Boxes, using Oregans technology.

Through the BlackBox video service, Batelco offers the full spectrum of benefits of its advanced fibre optic backbone infrastructure, which now includes delivery of high quality premium video content.

Oregans software inside the BlackBox devices enables advanced IPTV and web features, including:

·Streaming of full HD on-demand and linear video.

·Catch-up TV.

·Interactive Programming Guide.

·Time shifting and personal video recording.

·Keyword-based search.

Oregans Onyx media browser is integrated as the consumer-facing User Experience component of Batelcos end-to-end video delivery and subscriber management system.

Oregans VP Market Strategy Milya Timergaleyeva commented, "The Batelco IPTV deployment is an ambitious initiative that drives the evolution of the telecoms business in Bahrain and catalyses faster broadband adoption - by giving subscribers a simple reason to sign up. Oregan are proud to be the technology of choice that defines the IPTV user experience and, as such, is part of Batelcos diversification and customer acquisition efforts."