SES AMERICOM’s IP-PRIME Powers TelcoTV
IP-PRIME to showcase service in thirteen exhibits at TelcoTV this week at the Georgia World Congress Center
PRINCETON, N.J. – October 22, 2007 – SES AMERICOM, a SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg exchanges: SESG), today announced that it will showcase its industry-leading IP-PRIME® MPEG-4 IPTV service with thirteen exhibitors that have been important contributors to the development of SES AMERICOM’s platform, at the TelcoTV Conference and Expo being held October 23 to 25 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. SES AMERICOM, the only company delivering MPEG-4 IPTV service to telecommunications companies and other operators, will locate a fully-functioning IP-PRIME headend at the conference site using the same equipment used by IP-PRIME customers. This headend will receive television signals beamed to the conference over the SES AMERICOM satellite network from the company’s IPTV broadcast center in Vernon, Valley, N.J.
IP-PRIME offers the best quality high definition television (HDTV) in the IPTV industry which has been consistently demonstrated in side-by-side comparisons against cable and direct-to-home satellite services. The IP-PRIME demonstration at TelcoTV will include an array of HD and standard definition channels. In addition to SES-AMERICOM, which will be displaying IP-PRIME in Booth 821, the following technical contributors will showcase IP-PRIME in their booths:
- Advanced Media Technologies (Booth 521)
- Amino Communications (Booth 437)
- CISCO – Network (off the floor)
- Dascom Systems Group (Booth 925)
- Entone Technologies (Booth 107)
- Globecomm Systems, Inc. (Booth 831)
- International Datacasting (Booth 941)
- NDS (Booth 214)
- Nokia Siemens Networks (Booth121)
- National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (Booth 921)
- Occam Networks (Booth 721)
- RGB Networks (Booth 122)
- Verimatrix (Booth 137)
Telcos of all sizes will find IP-PRIME minimizes the risk of a complex technical integration, simplifies difficult program acquisition challenges and lowers their financial risks for launching a television service. In addition to being fully customizable to suit the specific needs and desires of its customers, IP-PRIME is also a true white label service that provides customers brand protection, allowing the television service to marketed and sold under the operator’s own brand.
IP-PRIME delivers over 285 television channels, including over 28 of the best-quality HDTV channels in the IPTV industry, and over 100 digital music channels, giving customers the easiest way to offer a broad range of diverse programming. Customers can pick and choose which channels to include in their line-up, and can easily integrate local programming.
For more information about TelcoTV visit www.telcotvonline.com/telcotv07.
About SES AMERICOM
SES AMERICOM, North America's leading satellite company, delivers video, voice and data ubiquitously across the continent, including locations impossible to reach with wired connections. Building on its thirty year heritage in broadcast television, the company’s IP-PRIME® solution is the fastest and most cost effective way for providers to bring IPTV service to market. This true turnkey solution comes with transport agreements for over 285 television channels – including the industry’s largest selection of HDTV– and more than 100 digital music channels, letting IP-PRIME customers offer a broad range of diverse programming to their subscribers. With capex savings as much as 90 percent over a build-it-yourself approach, IP-PRIME can be operational in just a few months.
About SES
SES AMERICOM is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and connectivity. The company also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 37 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe. Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses.com.
Contacts:
Monica Morgan, (1) 609-987-4143,
monica.morgan@ses-americom.com
John Sidline (1) 503-946-3311,
americom@mobilitypr.com