Saint John (CNB) – Mariner, a leading provider of innovative IPTV solutions and technologies, today announced a partnership with UK-based Endurance Technology, marking Mariner’s official launch into Europe.
The partnership with Endurance Technology, a leading outsourcing provider to the Digital TV and Broadband industries, will provide immediate services and implementation support for European customers. During 2009, Mariner plans to establish a base in the UK for a regionally focused business development operation to specifically address the European opportunity.
“Endurance’s experience, acting as systems integrator within a number of major European IPTV deployments, shows that we understand the requirements of integrating leading edge product technology,” said Andrew Moyler, Managing Director, Endurance Technology. He added, “Our xVu deployment work with Mariner allows us to provide a comprehensive range of implementation services for operators and technology vendors intending to take advantage of xVu’s operational benefits.”
According to a 2008 report by Parks Associates*, European operators have still only penetrated around 10% of their service markets, despite Europe holding the global top spot in terms of IPTV subscribers. With strong growth from 2006- 2007 in major countries such as France, Belgium, Italy and Spain, 2010 is expected to see further growth acceleration in IPTV deployment. The TV market remains fragmented yet competitive while the smaller geographical territories make the build-out of country-specific broadband networks less costly.
“Mariner has seen significant success in North America helping service providers gain control over IPTV deployments to dramatically reduce quality-issue based churn by improving the quality of service,” said Curtis Howe, President and CEO, Mariner. “Our proven advanced IPTV solutions allow service providers to improve network monitoring and quality while expediting problem identification to better serve their customers. In today’s economy, reducing customer churn and operational wastage have never been a more critical business imperative.”
Mariner will be showcasing xVu, its flagship TV care platform, in London at the IPTV World Forum, from March 25th -27th 2009. Howe will be a keynote presenter of “Providing Effective Customer Support in a Converged IPTV Environment,” part of the Audience Soapbox Session on Thursday, March 26th at 17.30.
Mariner is a leading provider of innovative IP video solutions and technologies that deliver unique value to the expanding IPTV industry. xVu - Mariner’s flagship TV care platform, and frostt - the IPTV service acceleration platform, enable service providers to successfully deliver and operate advanced entertainment services in today’s complex, competitive IPTV marketplace.
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