Editing Customer-premises equipment (section)

==Technology evolution  ==

===Hybrid devices===
The growth of [[Multiple system operator|multiple system operators]], offering triple or quad-play services, required the development of hybrid CPE to make it easy for subscribers to access voice, video and data services. The development of this technology was led by [[Pay TV]] operators looking for a way to deliver video services via both traditional broadcast and broadband IP networks.  Spain's [[Telefonica]] was the first operator to launch a hybrid broadcast and broadband TV service in 2003 with its Movistar TV [[Digital terrestrial television|DTT]]/[[IPTV]] offering,<ref>[http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/spain/index.xml About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075928/http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/spain/index.xml |date=6 June 2013 }}. DVB. Retrieved on 2014-03-12.</ref> while Polish satellite operator '[[N (Poland)|n]]' was the first to offer its subscribers a [[Three-way hybrid]] (or Tri-brid) broadcast and broadband TV service,<ref>[http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/09/12/adb-takes-%E2%80%98n%E2%80%99-hybrid-ibc09/ ADB takes ‘n’ hybrid]. Broadbandtvnews.com (12 September 2009). Retrieved on 2014-03-12.</ref> which launched in 2009

===Set-back box===
The term [[set-back box]] is used in the digital TV industry to describe a piece of consumer hardware that enables them to access both linear broadcast and internet-based video content, plus a range of interactive services like [[Electronic Programme Guide]]s (EPG), [[Pay Per View]] (PPV) and [[video on demand]] (VOD) as well as internet browsing, and view them on a large screen television set. Unlike standard set-top boxes, which sit on top of or below the [[TV Set|TV]], a set-back box has a smaller form factor to enable it to be mounted to the rear of the display panel flat panel TV, hiding it from view.

===Residential gateway===
A [[residential gateway]] is a networking device used to connect devices in the home to the Internet or other [[wide area network]] (WAN).
It is an umbrella term, used to cover multi-function networking [[computer appliance|appliances]] used in homes, which may combine a [[DSL modem]] or [[cable modem]], a [[network switch]], a consumer-grade [[Router (computing)|router]], and a [[wireless access point]]. In the past, such functions were provided by separate devices, but in recent years [[technological convergence]] has enabled multiple functions to be merged into a single device.

One of the first home gateway devices to be launched was selected by Telecom Italia to enable the operator to offer triple play services in 2002: Along with a SIP VoIP handset for making voice calls, it enabled subscribers to access voice, video and data services over a 10MB symmetrical [[ADSL]] [[Optical fiber|fiber]] connection.

===Virtual gateway===
The virtual gateway concept enables consumers to access video and data services and distribute them around their homes using software rather than hardware.  The first virtual gateway was introduced in 2010 by [[Advanced Digital Broadcast]] at the IBC exhibition in Amsterdam.<ref>[http://www.researchinchina.com/news/NewsContent.aspx?id=15664 >> News >> Electronics]. ResearchInChina (16 September 2010). Retrieved on 2014-03-12.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww12.internettvreporter.com/|title=internettvreporter.com|website=ww12.internettvreporter.com|access-date=21 March 2020|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321204648/http://ww12.internettvreporter.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.digitimes.com/tag/adb/0014389.html News tagged ADB at DIGITIMES]. Digitimes.com (16 September 2010). Retrieved on 2014-03-12.</ref> The ADB Virtual Gateway uses software that resides within the middleware and is based on open standards, including [[DLNA]] home networking and the [[DTCP-IP]] standard, to ensure that all content, including paid-for encrypted content like [[Pay TV]] services, can only be accessed by secure CE devices.<ref>[http://www.v-net.tv/NewsDisplay.aspx?id=527 Newswires | VideoNet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226040824/http://v-net.tv/NewsDisplay.aspx?id=527 |date=26 December 2010 }}. V-net.tv. Retrieved on 2014-03-12.</ref>