OREANDA-NEWS. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. starts to supply a new 4K Android TVTM IP Set Top Box "STW2000" to KDDI for its "au-HIKARI" IPTV services from June 29, 2016.

STW2000 is a new IP set-top box (IP-STB) for KDDI CORPORATION's "au-HIKARI" IPTV services that enables 4K video on demand services in addition to the current multi-channel broadcasting services for the Gigabit EPON (Ethernet passive optical network)-based FTTH (fiber to the home) subscribers of KDDI. The STW2000 IP-STB incorporates IPTV tuners, and customers can enjoy watching live broadcasting and recording*1 different channel contents simultaneously. The STW2000 IP-STB also enables flexible customer experience of watching live contents as well as video recorded contents at multiple locations at home, combined with mobile gears such as smart phones and tablets in the home networking environment.

The STW2000 utilizes Google's Android TV platform, and customers can download movies, video, music, games, and a variety of life entertainment contents via TV sets and mobile devices.