Altice Group has selected Cisco's cBR-8 converged broadband router to power its new subscription based 4K video-on-demand service(SVOD), Zive. The Altice Group is a multinational cable and telecom company with over 13 million customers spanning Israel, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Portugal, French West Indies and the Dominican Republic.
The first of its kind, Zive is available to SFR customers in France, with plans to soon offer it in all Altice markets. Zive can be viewed from a variety of devices and offers a broad category mix of more than 5,000 high-definition (HD) shows, growing to 15,000 by the end of this year. Zive includes a wide catalogue of over 400 4K/ultra HD programs spanning kids shows, movies and sports.
Max Blumberg, CTO, Altice Group
We committed to evolve our architecture to deliver the best possible customer experience for our subscribers. We were aligned closely with Cisco from the start on the approach to integrate video and mobile components, and 4K content, like no one else has.
Yves Padrines, vice president, Global Service Provider, Cisco EMEAR
Altice was focused on innovation, and never lost sight of its goals to meet demand for faster broadband at gigabit speeds.
