The engineering behind the entertainment: PLDT Home Life partners with Sagemcom to bring 'cinema in a box' to Filipino homes
Carrier-grade innovation meets premium living as PLDT Home taps French tech leader for StreamTV+
By MBrand
In a move that redefines home entertainment and smart living, PLDT Home Life has announced its partnership with global engineering leader Sagemcom to power the hardware behind the newly launched all-in-one smart home entertainment device StreamTV+.
This collaboration brings world-class, telecom-grade technology directly into the Filipino living room. While StreamTV+ delivers a "Cinema in a Box" experience – featuring 4K streaming and audio enhancements from Dolby Atmos and Bang & Olufsen – the partnership with Sagemcom ensures that the brawn matches the beauty. As a global leader in advanced communication solutions, Sagemcom provides the advanced hardware foundation that ensures stable performance, Wi-Fi 6 efficiency, and carrier-grade durability.
"By partnering with Sagemcom, we are ensuring that StreamTV+ is both a premium entertainment hub and a resilient, future-ready anchor for the modern smart home. We are combining global engineering expertise with our superior connectivity to deliver a lifestyle upgrade that is both sophisticated and reliable," said PLDT Home Senior Vice President and Consumer Business Head John Y. Palanca.
Olivier Taravel, Senior Executive Vice-President of the Audio Video Solutions Business Unit at Sagemcom, added: "At Sagemcom, we are committed to delivering innovative solutions that meet today’s expectations while anticipating tomorrow’s needs. We are proud to partner with PLDT Home to bring StreamTV+ to the Filipino market an all‑in‑one entertainment experience.”
The tech behind the magic
For the tech-savvy users, the Sagemcom-engineered StreamTV+ represents a major step in hardware reliability and performance.
The device is designed to support the heavy bandwidth demands of stunning 4K content from today’s top streaming platforms such as Cignal, Netflix, and HBO Max. With integrated Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, users can enjoy faster connectivity, smoother music streaming, and more responsive voice-activated smart home control through Google Assistant.
The StreamTV+ is more than just a simple streaming box; as a complete entertainment setup in a single device, it’s a comprehensive upgrade to the digital Filipino home. With immersive, cinema-like sound delivered through Dolby Atmos technology and audio refined by Bang & Olufsen and the visual clarity of Dolby Vision, the living room is transformed into a home theater. From movies to live sports and gaming to streaming at home, Dolby Vision is the future of picture technology that goes beyond HDR by dynamically optimizing the image quality to deliver stunning visuals every time. Consumers’ entertainment now has richer colors and brighter contrasts, revealing surprising new details that would get lost without Dolby Vision.
Toward innovation and sustainability
By moving beyond simple device usage toward a fully integrated smart home ecosystem, PLDT Home Life continues to strengthen its leadership in the Philippine telco industry.
More than delivering a home theater experience, the StreamTV+ serves as a testament to the brand’s commitment to human-centric innovation. It proves that the best technology is the kind that works effortlessly in the background to make life better.
In addition to bringing a premium home entertainment experience to Filipino households, Sagemcom is also ramping up its efforts to create an environmentally sustainable product. These efforts include reducing carbon footprints, improving energy efficiency, and applying eco-design practices, among others. It’s perfect for the environmentally conscious Filipino that’s mindful about the impact of tech on nature.
PLDT Home Senior Vice President and Consumer Business Head John Y. Palanca
“Innovation means creating technology that not only enhances the digital lifestyle of Filipino families but also supports a more sustainable future,” Palanca added.
“With StreamTV+, we designed a device that is compact, energy-efficient, and built for long-term use – reducing hardware footprint while delivering a powerful entertainment experience. By combining sustainability with our superior fiber connectivity, we are enabling Filipino homes to enjoy world-class streaming while making smarter choices for the environment.”
As digital lifestyles continue to evolve, PLDT Home remains committed to bringing world-class innovations to Filipino households. Through collaborations with global technology leaders like Sagemcom, the company continues to expand possibilities of connected living, helping transform the Filipino home into a smarter, more immersive, and future-ready digital space.
Upgrade your home entertainment and transform any room in your home into a cinema with StreamTV+! PLDT Home Fiber subscribers can purchase your cinema in a box for a one-time payment of P10,990 or P399/month for 36 months. Learn more at pldthome.com/streamtv and explore PLDT Home Life’s full suite of digital services at pldthome.com/life.