Viaplay launches Allente AI set-top box from Chinese maker tied to intelligence law
Viaplay Group has shipped the first major hardware upgrade to its Allente pay-TV service since its Nordic acquisition on Nov 13, 2025: a new AI-accelerated set-top box with a 4 TOPS neural processing unit and a refreshed interface on the 3 Screen Solutions 3Ready platform. Built by Shenzhen-based SDMC Technology, the box comes from a country with data-sharing legal obligations that European subscribers should understand, and is being rolled out to about 840,000 subscribers across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.