BONN, Germany & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Deutsche Telekom’s Business Development and Innovation (BDI) in partnership with Octoshape, announced a new Deutsche Telekom cloud-based video solution, introduced as “LiveStream Perform,” powered by Octoshape. The new service provides the best quality video distribution of over-the-top (OTT) content via fixed and mobile broadband networks.
The LiveStream Perform solution is capable of providing the “dial-tone” reliability of broadcast TV today through best-effort broadband networks. The solution also has the unique ability to reach global audiences, thus breaking the traditional barriers of content distribution over the Internet, which requires server infrastructure to be very close to the end user. As a result, consumers can experience the same quality they are accustomed to on the TV screen, on devices and networks wherever they are in the world.
Powered by Octoshape’s streaming technology, LiveStream Perform is an entirely new way of experiencing live and on-demand video content. The patented technologies employ throughput optimization methods that enable TV-like playback quality over broadband networks worldwide. In addition, the suite of multicast technologies enables scale and efficiency for operators and provides predictable business models for broadcasters.
"I am pleased to team up with such a prominent and highly regarded brand,” said Michael Koehn Milland, CEO of Octoshape. “Combining Deutsche Telekom with the industry leading OTT video distribution technologies of Octoshape simply escalates the disruptive cycle in the market. Together with Deutsche Telekom, we are very proud to usher in a new class of video service that is beyond any video experience available today. Octoshape already powers some of the largest OTT initiatives across many global marquee broadcasters. By partnering with Deutsche Telekom, we are able to extend the reach to an even broader group of companies around the world.”
“Deutsche Telekom is committed to providing industry-leading products to its customers,” said Karim El-Khazen, Vice President Business Development and Innovation. “This requires that we integrate best-of-breed technologies into Deutsche Telekom’s offering. Thanks to the Octoshape technology, we can expand our product portfolio with a service that represents a differentiating factor and accompanies our customers into the next phase of video distribution over the Internet.”
LiveStream Perform is available through Business Development and Innovation and targets both carriers and broadcast customers alike.
About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with more than 132 million mobile customers, over 32 million fixed-network lines and 17 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2012). The Group provides fixed-network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in some 50 countries and has 230,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of EUR 58.2 billion in the 2012 financial year – over half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2012).
About Business Development and Innovation (BDI)
Business Development and Innovation (BDI), an integral part of Deutsche Telekom International Wholesale Business Unit, seeks and develops innovative services that enable cloud delivery models to enterprises, carriers, content service providers, and over-the-top (OTT) players. The end-to-end solutions of BDI, also developed through partnering with best-in-class technology players, span the complete digital delivery value chain. BDI’s focus areas are content monetization, cloud enabling, big data, and security.
For more information about Deutsche Telekom’s BDI offerings, please visit www.telekom.net/bdi.
About Octoshape
Streaming media innovator Octoshape provides the enabling technology required to bring TV quality, TV scale and TV economics to the public Internet. The company is writing the next chapter of content delivery for broadband IPTV services. The Octoshape approach is more scalable, flexible, and affordable than traditional content delivery (CDN) schemes, while providing feature-rich, high-quality viewing to the largest of audiences. For more information, visit www.octoshape.com.
