| Category | Set-top box | Function | Operators |
| Digital Set-top Box | Cable digital set-top box | Receive cable television network transmission over the digital TV program signal, convert it into an analog signal, making the client's analog TV can watch digital TV |
Broadcasting Operators |
| Terrestrial digital set-top box | Receive the TV signal transmission tower to transmit the digital television program signal, convert it into an analog signal, so that the client's analog TV can watch digital TV |
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| Satellite digital set -top box | Receive live satellite transmission of digital TV program signal,it will be converted into analog signals,making the client's analog TV can watch digital TV |
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Network set - top box |
OTT Set-top box | Connected to the TV and the Internet, allowing users to use television to receive Internet video content and interaction, generally with Internet search, shopping, games and other derivative functions. At present, most OTT set-top boxes equipped with Android system. |
Internet operators; telecom, Broadcasting operators have begun to try IPTV + OTT and DVB + OTT |
| IPTV Set-top box | Can be connected to the TV and broadband network, provide similar services like OTT set-top box , the difference is: 1,The content that IPTV set-top box provides isn't richer than OTT set-top box, but it can provide live content; 2,provide IPTV and OTT content required license; 3,The IPTV program is transmitted by the operator controlled private network, and the OTT program is transmitted over the Internet. |
telecom operators |
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