Clarksville Department of Electricity selects SecureMedia to protect new IPTV service

April 15, 2008 – Clarksville Department of Electricity, based in Tennessee (US), has selected US firm SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE System to protect content on its new IPTV service, called “CDE LIGHTBAND”.

CDE LIGHTBAND is delivered via fibre-to-the-home to customers in a 96 square mile service territory in northwest Tennessee (US).  Customers have access to over 200 broadcast channels, an interactive programming guide and video on demand, along with 10 Mbps Internet and telephony services.

“For our new IPTV initiative, our checklist items of selecting a content protection solution were pretty simple: the company must have proven security technology that is easy to integrate and maintain, must be cost-effective, and must offer new innovations as we offer new services to our customers,” said Stephen Hopkins, Vice President of Telecommunications for CDE LIGHTBAND.  “Only SecureMedia was able to fulfil these security requirements and enable us access to the best in video entertainment through its Encryptonite ONE System.”

Acquisition, project management and integration of the Encryptonite ONE System was carried out in partnership with Telco Television Corporation (TTC) and Power & Telephone Supply Company (Power &Tel), both based in Memphis, Tennessee.