Huawei launches 4K TV set-top box

China's leading telecommunications equipment firm Huawei said over the weekend that the company and China Telecom's Sichuan branch jointly rolled out the first 4K Ultra HD iTV business in China, which combines "optical fiber broadband" and "4K Ultra HD video."

From the technical point of view, the two have launched the first 4K Ultra HD intelligent set-top box, the first time a domestic telecom operator has adopted an intelligent 4K set-top box carrying video services, according to a statement posted by Huawei on its site on Saturday.

This move is expected to help telecom carriers respond to the splash generated by OTT (over-the-top) services offered by Internet companies.