Cambridge, UK — Alcatel has licensed the ANT Fresco browser for integration into the Alcatel 5950 Open Media Platform (OMP), the customer-facing component of the Open Media Suite.

The technology will enable Alcatel to provide offer a pre-integrated set-top-box (STB) client to the TV-over-IP market.

Alcatel's 5950 Open Media Platform is designed to enable telecommunication service providers to offer compelling broadband services to residential-TV users.

ANT Fresco is an embedded browser specifically developed for the user interface and content- rendering requirements of set-top-boxes, TVs, personal video recorders (PVRs) and other consumer electronics devices.

The Alcatel 5950 Open Media Platform is a middleware platform that enables broadband service providers to create, deliver and manage a full range of multimedia entertainment services.