





Verizon has announced Alexa Fios integration for its cable TV service. Comcast’s Xfinity cable TV service has enclosed a voice remote capabilities since 2015 and DISH declared Google Assistant integration for 2018 therefore it had been solely a matter of time before Verizon added voice interaction features. Comcast chose to create its own voice assistant tailored to the amusement viewing experience. Verizon set to use Alexa that ties the corporate to a really popular consumer product that commands over seventieth smart speaker market share nowadays. The announcement, buried in a Fios forum discussion, states:

“We’ve teamed with Amazon to reinforce the Fios TV viewing expertise. beginning nowadays, customers will use their Alexa-enabled devices to voice command and control their Fios Video Media Server (VMS) multi-room DVR set-top boxes (STB.

“When using Alexa with broadcast networks, it’s as simple as oral communication “Alexa, change to BRAVO” (a personal favorite.) Similar commands apply to fast-forwarding, rewinding, pausing and a lot of. The icing on the cake is that the ability to look by title, genre, actor or class.”

GOING FOR DEEPER ALEXA FIOS INTEGRATION

Set-up is finished through the Alexa app. it’s not clear whether or not the Alexa integration goes as deep as what Comcast offers, however this is an enormous win for Amazon. Set-top box integration bypasses the tv altogether and overcomes a plus of Google in that so many TV’s run android OS and a simple onramp to Google Assistant. the combination offers a meaningful advantage of adopting Alexa over Google for families that use Verizon Fios. Verizon might provide Google Assistant integration within the future, however it’s vital for Amazon to have position in tv nowadays.





