Record-Breaking Tru2way Interoperability Event Gathers Industry Leaders

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A record number of suppliers, 22 companies from the content and hardware sectors, participated in the CableLabs-hosted tru2way interoperability event, showcasing over 35 tru2way and Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) applications. The event, held recently, brought together application developers and hardware manufacturers for a week of laboratory sessions, where numerous tru2way applications were tested across multiple headends, user agents, and set-top boxes. This marked a significant milestone in the growing market momentum of tru2way, with an increasing number of vendor participants at CableLabs-organized interops.

Key Takeaways:

  • 22 suppliers from the content and hardware sectors participated in the tru2way interoperability event, representing a record turnout.
  • Over 35 tru2way and ETV applications were contributed by interop participants, demonstrating a wide range of functionalities, from test and diagnostic applications to consumer-focused experiences such as shopping by remote or customizing TV viewing experiences.
  • The event provided an opportunity for participants to test their products in CableLabs' headends and testing environment, determining compliance with CableLabs' specifications and the ability of products to interoperate with other devices in an end-to-end system.
  • CableLabs' interoperability events offer vendors an informal, laboratory setting to test their products and improve and validate their test environment and procedures.
  • The growing market momentum of tru2way led to an increase in vendor participants at CableLabs-organized interops, with OCAP application developers able to run their applications on up to six different tru2way host devices and ETV applications integrated on four user agents in a single location.
  • CableLabs plans to hold its next tru2way interoperability event in the fall of 2009, with no charge to participants, and invites vendors to participate by accessing the application development tools and registration information on the OpenCable Project website.

Statistics:

  • 22 suppliers participated in the tru2way interoperability event, a record turnout.
  • Over 35 tru2way and ETV applications were contributed by interop participants.
  • 6 different tru2way host devices were used to run OCAP applications.
  • 4 user agents were integrated with ETV applications in a single location.
  • CableLabs will hold its next tru2way interoperability event in the fall of 2009.

Sources:

  • CableLabs-hosted tru2way interoperability event
  • OpenCable Project website: https://opencable.dev.java.net
  • OpenCable News and Events area
  • Cable Television Laboratories' website: www.cablelabs.com
  • Cable Television Laboratories' press release (no specific date mentioned)