SLT launches IPTV
SLT VisionCom Private Limited launched the much-awaited Internet
Protocol Television (IPTV) yesterday at the Cinnamon Grand.
Chairperson Sri Lanka Telecom Leisha Chandrasena and CEO, SLT
VisionCom Private Limited, Thusha Weerasooriya inaugurating IPTV
in Colombo last evening.
Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe |
Speaking on the significance of the much-anticipated launch, CEO, SLT
VisionCom Private Limited, Thusha Weerasooriya, said they were happy to
be the first business entity to introduce interactive television, based
on Internet Protocol technology to Sri Lanka.
“One of the latest entertainment mediums in the world, SLT IPTV
offers new real time data and multimedia applications throughout the
areas of business, education and entertainment,” he said.
“IPTV will offer an abundance of new possibilities to the viewer,
with an interactive platform, which focuses on greater choice, greater
control and greater convenience in the watching of any programme
whenever they chose to.
An IPTV package includes 14 international channels, with 5 local
channels free.
Access to free channels of choice for the promotion periods of the
first three months after the launch, is also among the value added
benefits.
Adding further he said, “IPTV will offer an abundance of new
possibilities to the viewer, with an interactive platform, which focuses
on greater choice, greater control and greater convenience in the
watching of any programme whenever they chose to.
This gives a greater degree of flexibility to the user, with amazing
high quality images and audio coming right into your living room.
It is also set to be the next frontier in television, with the
transformation from a standard one way system to an out of the box
Personalised Entertainment Option, which will be a simple and seamless
experience for the user.”
Chairperson Sri Lanka telecom Leisha Chandrasena said that this
service would be initially available in the Western province and in
Kurunegala and Kandy areas. “Later we hope to expand the services to
other areas,” he said.
In terms of deplorability, SLT VisionCom will be employing a phase by
phase expansion for the marketing of IPTV, starting with the Greater
Colombo area, Katunayake, Kurunegala, Kandy and Kalutara.
The next phase will include Ratnapura and Down South.
Managing Director of AKSH Optifiber, K.S. Choudhary, IPTV operators
in India said there are over 80 million cable TV users in India and this
trend is catching up in other countries as well.
With IPTV, SLT will be enabled to offer a real time broadcast
programming, Video on Demand, Time Shift TV and other advanced services
over broadband connection to televisions.
Features of the product include Video on Demand, allowing access to a
large library of movies and songs, which you can search to watch or
listen to at your own leisure.
The Trick Play functionality consists of the features pause,
slow-motion, rewind and fast forward of live television.
Time Shift TV allows you to watch your favourite television shows
that you have missed, giving a greater degree of flexibility to the
user, with amazing high definition images and high quality audio.
Programming will cater to all genres, such as entertainment for adults
and kids, business, education, sports in addition to free-to-air local
television stations.
With IPTV, SLT will be enabled to offer a real time broadcast
programming, Video on Demand, Time Shift TV and other advanced services
over broadband connection to televisions.
(LE)
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