"JCN Smart TV" using KDDI's Smart TV Box Service Started Today

As a service using KDDI's "Smart TV Box" equipped with Android 4.0 for the first time in the world as CATV set-top box (STB), "JCN Smart TV" service will start today. In addition to receiving broadcasts such as terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS and cable TV, Wi - Fi access point is also installed so that services using the Internet can be used, and it is equipped with Wi - Fi equipped equipment such as TV, tablet, smartphone etc and various contents I can enjoy it.

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About launching "Smart TV Box" ~ Android 4.0 loaded. State-of-the-art STB in cooperation with smartphone and tablet is finally commercialized from November 28 -
(PDF file)http://www.kddi.com/corporate/news_release/2012/1128/pdf/index.pdf


Tuners for watching TV are built in TV and recorder, but those who use cable television will need separately a set-top box (similar to the tuner). "Smart TV Box" developed in collaboration with Nippon Cable Lab in KDDI as the world's first Android 4.0 equipped set top box while complying with lab technical specifications.

"JCN Smart TV" which began offering service from today is the one using this Smart TV Box, it can use not only the TV and the net similarly to general cable TV but also because it is compatible with Android It can also be used. It is impossible to contract only either TV service or net service, and the course of 9450 yen monthly tax including "Smart Max" is the default. There is also a course called "Smart Max with tablet" (10,225 yen per month tax included) with a tablet attached at 4935 yen including tax.

Broadcasts are terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS digital broadcasting, CS digital broadcasting (Equivalent to Digimax provided by JCN). The Internet speed is up to 10 Mbps upstream and maximum downlink is 100 Mbps. Built-in Wi-Fi router function, with 1 mail account. Homepage service is also included for 100 MB.

The biggest feature is that with Android, you can enjoy apps and content on the Google Play store and on TV, and the cooperation with smartphones and tablets is enhanced. In addition to using smartphones and tablets as remote control, you can watch program recorded with Smart TV Box on smartphone or tablet. Also, for the first time in the world, it is now possible to watch programs being broadcast on CS multi-channel at the same time.

At the moment the smartphone supports G'zOne TYPE-L CAL 21, VEGA PTL 21, Xperia VL SOL 21, Optimus G LGL 21, GALAXY SIII Progre SCL 21, AQUOS PHONE SERIE SHL 21, DIGNO S KYL 21, ARROWS Z ISW 13 F, AQUOS PHONE SL IS 15 SH, URBANO PROGRESSO, HTC J ISW 13 HT. The tablet is NEC's LifeTouch L.

YouTube, niconico (Nico Nico Douga), LISMO WAVE, radiko.jp etc are available immediately as contents provided, and more than 100 titles including Au Smart Path from Puyo Puyo Fever forSmartTVBox, Othello, Karaoke song unlimited for au etc. , Google Play can use more than 200 titles. By the way, auID is necessary when using the application, but this is available for those using au smartphone, as well as a person who does not have au smartphone now is also okay because dedicated ID is issued when contracting Smart TV Box. For au smart pass, a contract with 390 yen per month is necessary.

SOFTBANK also in October"SoftBank SmartTV (Sumaterle)" that you can enjoy new movies and dramas on USB memory size terminalsIt is going to be fighting not only on smartphones and tablets, but also here.

Introduction to Smart TV Box at CEATEC JAPAN is here.

"Smart TV Box" Hen | new au, new KDDI × CEATEC JAPAN 2012 - YouTube