FCC Set-top Move Could Change how UEI Sells the Devices, not Much Else, CEO Says
The FCC vote Thursday that could open the set-top box market to third parties (see 1602180065) “may change the way in which we sell,” said Universal Electronics CEO Paul Arling on an earnings call later that day. “But it won’t…
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change the fact that people still sit 10 to 12 feet on average from their television, and they’re going to want a product that will ease their ability to control various sources they have,” he said. “We don’t really see this as changing anything, but we'll have to see exactly how this thing shakes out." All operators are moving toward the concept of cloud-based advanced platform boxes, “making their user interface much simpler and much easier to use,” he said. Responding to an analyst, Arling said service providers in addition to Comcast and AT&T's DirecTV are moving to the latest platform.