PARIS – August 26th,
2010 – Viaccess, a France Telecom company and leader in content security, and
its subsidiary Orca interactive, a leading innovative provider of IPTV
middleware and content discovery solutions, announced today that they will
demonstrate their proven IPTV ecosystem with set-top box manufacturer Yuxing
and quality of experience (QoE) specialist Mariner Partners during IBC 2010,
September 9-14 in Amsterdam.The collaboration enables Belgian operator and integrator Alpha Networks’
global IPTV solution, turnKeyTV. The white label triple-play solution was
created by Alpha Networks to help operators worldwide reduce the risk, time to
market and investments for deploying triple-play offers.
At IBC 2010, visitors at the Orca booth (2.B40) will see a turnKeyTV
demonstration, which includes Live TV, EPG, VOD, SVOD, and CPVR services. The
demonstration also features a wholesale mode, where various service providers
can provide a branded TV service over the same platform. This mode was
implemented in the Alpha Networks project.
Mariner’s Service Monitoring solution, xVu™, will also be showcased at the Orca
booth. Mariner will demonstrate new features designed to provide service
assurance that helps IPTV providers grow their service offerings
cost-effectively while reducing churn.
François Moreau de Saint Martin, CEO of Viaccess, said: "Viaccess and Orca
Interactive bring together a successful IPTV solution in the Alpha Networks
package. In a market where timing is critical, our combined solution helps
operators and integrators like Alpha Networks gain a competitive advantage with
a proven solution."
Haggai Barel, CEO of Orca Interactive, added: "The partnership model
has been very successful in the IPTV market place. By extending this into a
white label solution, many operators around the world will now have the proven
tools to deploy their own services. We strongly applaud and support Alpha
Networks' initiative and look forward to a successful partnership in the years
to come."
Tristan Dumont de Chassart, CEO of Alpha Networks, said: "We are very
pleased to demonstrate the first white label, ready to use, multi-play and
multi-screen solution. Our expertise as an integrator and telecom operator,
running a network on a day-to-day basis, allows us to propose this unique
solution. This service can be deployed without investments, in a faster time
frame, and without any risks in the deployment phase by using a proven
ecosystem. In addition to the technology, our team of experts is specialized in
live TV rights negotiations to deliver the best channel package to the local client."
In March 2010, Billi, an innovative new Belgian triple play operator, was the
first converged operator to launch its unlimited triple-play service in the
Belgian market with turnKeyTV. The triple play service was designed to
challenge traditional operators by offering IPTV plus unlimited telephony and
Internet access at an affordable price.
The pre-integrated IPTV service developed by Alpha Networks for Billi is
powered by Viaccess’ Conditional Access/DRM solution, combined with Orca’s
RiGHTV middleware. The IPTV service features 60 channels and offers live pause
and PVR facilities and three-screen user experience leveraging Viaccess and
Orca’s fully integrated IPTV suite.
About Orca
Orca Interactive is a leading innovative provider of IPTV middleware and
Content Discovery solutions that power next-generation interactive TV.
Revolutionizing the way people experience television content, Orca's proven
solutions help pay TV service providers drive new revenues and build subscriber
loyalty. Orca's flexible middleware platform delivers a full array of IPTV
services – including live TV, video on demand (VOD) and personal video
recording (PVR) – across converging multi-device, multi-network environments.
Orca's groundbreaking content discovery solution enables pay TV operators to
increase ARPU by recommending the right content to the right subscribers.
Established in 1996, Orca Interactive is based in Ra’anana, Israel, and is a
subsidiary of Viaccess, a wholly-owned unit of France Telecom SA. For
more information visit http://www.orcainteractive.com
About Mariner Mariner is a leading provider of
innovative IP video solutions and technologies that deliver unique value to the
expanding IPTV industry. Mariner’s flagship TV care product, xVu™, specializes
in Next-Gen IPTV service monitoring. Mariner’s architecture and toolset enables
service providers to better assure the viewing experience, isolate troubles and
guide cost effective resolution such as "smart" truck rolls. Mariner’s frostt™
platform delivers interactive TV, social networking and self-service
capabilities to the TV in a highly compelling viewing experience.
For more information on Mariner, please contact:
Mike MacNeil, Director
of Marketing, Mariner
marinerpartners.com
www.marinerpartners.com
506.642.9428