Univision Taps Viaccess-Orca for End-to-End IPTV Solution

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global provider of TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, said that Mongolia’s leading pay-TV operator Univision, part of the Unitel Group, will deliver its IPTV service with an end-to-end, future-proof solution from VO.

Tulga Otgonbayar, Univision chief information officer, said: “Univision serves about 70% of the IPTV and broadband subscribers in Mongolia. To maintain our market-leading position and ensure continuous growth, we needed an innovative platform that delivers advanced television services. With Viaccess-Orca’s end-to-end solution we will be able to provide the ultimate viewing experience and adapt to our customers’ evolving needs. In addition to the outstanding technology, Viaccess-Orca is providing us with prompt, professional service through each step of the project for the quick launch of our new platform.”

VO’s TV Platform will provide Univision will let it quickly create new services, including aggregated content offerings. It supports a wide range of added-value TV services and microservices including live channels, start-over TV, catch-up TV, pay per view, TVOD, SVOD, season pass, movie packages, and VOD promotions and bundles, as well as ad-supported business models, enabling Univision to expand its user base and diversify its revenue sources.

Univision will use VO’s TV Business Analytics, along with its Content Discovery and Personalization solutions, to deliver “relevant and appealing content to subscribers based on smart algorithms. VO’s customizable TV Apps will ensure a sleek multiscreen user experience for subscribers, reinforcing the Univision branding. In addition, the operator will leverage VO’s Multi-DRM support and Secure Video Player to assure a superior TV experience, with the highest content protection on every screen,” the company said.