Ringgold Telephone Launches Minerva Middleware and Amino Set-Top Box

Ringgold Telephone Company, a local exchange service provider in Georgia, has deployed Minerva Networks' iTVManager video services management software and Amino's AmiNET 110 set-top box (STB) to offer their IP-based advanced television services to an additional 2,200 subscribers. Ringgold has been providing bundled voice, video and data services over its ADSL network since spring 2002.



Minerva said its middleware client software can deliver superior graphics and performance when running on cost effective STBs, such as AminoAmiNET 110, that contain low cost CPUs and limited memory. As electronic program guide (EPG) and other critical data is cached in the subscriber's STB, EPG scrolling and channel surfing do not trigger an interaction with the middleware back-office server, enabling fast and reliable operation even in very large deployments. Amino said its AmiNET 110 embedded video decoder features advanced post-processing filters capable of preserving video quality even at low bit rates, enabling network operators to offer broadcast quality television services to two TV sets over a single ADSL line.www.minervanetworks.com