Editing Set-top box (section)

===IPTV receiver===
[[File:Motorola IPTV.jpg|thumb|An older model IPTV receiver set-top box built by [[Motorola]]]]
In [[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]] networks, the set-top box is a small computer providing two-way communications on an [[Internet Protocol|IP]] [[computer network|network]] and decoding the video [[streaming media]]. IP set-top boxes have a built-in [[home network]] interface that can be [[Ethernet]], Wireless (802.11{{spaces}}g,n,ac), or one of the existing wire home networking technologies such as [[HomePNA]] or the [[ITU-T]] [[G.hn]] standard, which provides a way to create a high-speed (up to 1&nbsp;Gbit/s) [[local area network]] using existing home wiring ([[Power-line communication|power lines]], phone lines, and [[ethernet over coax|coaxial cables]]).<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/New+Global+Standard+For+Fully+Networked+Home.aspx New global standard for fully networked home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221090736/http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/New+Global+Standard+For+Fully+Networked+Home.aspx |date=2009-02-21 }}, ITU-T Press Release</ref>

In the US and Europe, telephone companies use IPTV (often on [[ADSL]] or [[optical fiber|optical fibre]] networks) as a means to compete with traditional local [[cable television]] monopolies.

This type of service is distinct from [[streaming television]], which involves third-party content over the public Internet not controlled by the local system operator.