Ericsson delivers advanced interactive TV services to Sweden's Com
Hem
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is enabling Sweden's largest cable televisionoperator, Com Hem, to deliver new advanced entertainment services toits consumers via an interactive TV platform. The new on-demandservices will mean viewers can catch up on their favorite TV programsanytime.The on-demand TV platform supports a wide range of advanced services,such as video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV programs andmusic on-demand, and also includes a flexible interactive portal forCom Hem's new Landlord-Tenant service. The rollout of the newservices has started, with around 500,000 subscribers reached byDecember 2009.Martin Kull, Chief Technology Officer, Com Hem, says: "With thesolution from Ericsson, we can provide comprehensive on-demanddigital services to our customers and offer viewers a wealth ofinteractive and personalized TV. Ericsson has brought together andintegrated multiple vendors' solutions, from content ingest toset-top box,and created an end-to-end system based on a hybriddigital video broadcasting and IP approach."Jan Wäreby, Senior Vice President and Head of Business UnitMultimedia, Ericsson, says: "This project demonstrates our ability topartner with operators and deliver valuable TV solutions. We have thebest-in-class technologies, integration expertise and resources tohelp operators deploy complex systems that enable new services andincreased revenues."As prime integrator, Ericsson is designing, integrating anddelivering the TV platform, which includes hardware and softwaresolutions from Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson group. Theplatform includes the OpenStream Digital Services Platform, XportProducer and EQ8096, as well as products from a number of third-partyvendors.Notes to editors:Ericsson's multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:www.ericsson.com/broadcast_roomBackgrounder: Ericsson individualizes the TV-experiencewww.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/individual_tv_experience.pdfEricsson is the world's leading provider of technology and servicesto telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobiletechnologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billionsubscribers and has a leading position in managed services. Thecompany's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed networkinfrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimediasolutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The SonyEricsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers withfeature-rich personal mobile devices.Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in anall-communicating world" through innovation, technology, andsustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm,Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ NewYork.www.ericsson.comwww.twitter.com/ericssonpressFOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTEricsson Corporate Public & Media RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 69 92E-mail: press.relations(at)ericsson.comAbout Com HemCom Hem is one of Sweden's leading telecommunications operators,providing TV, broadband and fixed telephone services. About 40percent of Swedish households (1.76 million) are connected to ComHem's network and have access to Sweden's widest range of highquality, complete services for TV, broadband and fixed lines. Thecompany was founded in 1983 and has about 650 employees, with itsheadquarters in Stockholm. It is owned by The Carlyle Group andProvidence Equity Partners. For more information visit www.comhem.se.About TANDBERG TelevisionTANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, delivers themultimedia technology and expertise that is moving digital videoforward. Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand orcontent distribution, the company's award-winning solutions are usedby the world's leading broadcasters, operators and programmers todeliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With abroad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Televisionoffers the highest quality solutions for digital TV, high-definitionTV, video-on-demand, and IPTV. For more information, please visitwww.tandbergtv.com.http://hugin.info/1061/R/1340125/320158.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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