When an operator selects one of the available solutions, he literally gets attached to the Middleware he chooses, since switching to an alternative is neither easy, nor cheap – it requires changing the software on TV set-top boxes (or their complete replacement, if the list of supported devices differs from the previous one). There are many developers on the market, so every type of Middleware has its distinctive features: the devices it supports, the CAS-systems it works with, the user interface, the supported video servers, the various billing systems, the API, the cost and the level of technical support. It is impossible to build an IPTV/OTT service without Middleware. I agree with this definition and can only add that Middleware is the basic component of an IPTV solution, since it is Middleware that defines the set of services available to subscribers, the user interface, transmission logic and control algorithm. Middleware is computer software that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system.It can be described as “software glue”.Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their application. There is a good brief definition in Wikipedia:
* Stalker Middleware does not contain any links to services or channelsdoes not open access to any content, only provides a convenient interface for the service administrators and end users. Anyone can set up Stalker at home and use it to watch free* IPTV and Internet channels on a set-top box, or to record EPG and TV channels.
This post will be useful to small operators as well as to end users. This article describes how to install free open source IPTV/OTT Middleware from the company Infomir, what it is for and what options it provides users and admin staff with.
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