ZTE B860H STB Wins Best Consumer Device at TV Connect

ZTE Corporation , a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that its ZXV10 B860H Android TV set-top box (STB) has won the Best Consumer Device Award at TV Connect, London, one of the world’s premier TV Industry Awards, issued by Informa. Integrating 4K video, supporting leading closed caption subtitle technology, and able to be extended as a smart home gateway and home cloud storage, the STB was praised for its innovative technology and strong integration capabilities.

The B860H is an advanced STB, which integrates the industry-leading super 4-core central processing unit (CPU) and 5-core graphics processing unit (GPU) to realize ultra-high definition (UHD) 4K (4K×2K@60 frames per second (fps) 10-Bit colour) and provide users with an industry leading video experience. It utilises a Google Android TV system and Java virtual machine (JVM), making it compatible with Android applications, which integrate with ZTE’s Smart Home, such as Multi-Screen, HD Video Call, Family Album, Home IoT Network, Voice Assistant.

The B860H adopts Amlogic system on a chip (SOC) with 64 bit CPU architecture, 8GB Flash, 2GB RAM, which guarantees that the system and applications run smoothly, and provides 802.11AC 2*2 Wi-Fi wireless and RJ-45,10/100M wire access, supports Bluetooth 4.1, which enable Bluetooth remote and D-PAD connecting.

In 2017, as global broadband services and video services continue to develop rapidly, content is the dominating resource. If service providers want to retain growth among the waves of 4K and Over-The-Top (OTT) services, a 4K Android TV STB is a good choice for them, significantly improving the video Quality of Experience (V-QoE) for users and providing profits for the operators. As one of the most cost-effective Android TV STBs, B860H makes it possible for the large-scare commercial launch of Android TV contents and services to end users worldwide, hence winning the TV Connect 2017 “Best Consumer Device” award.