CEOS Chooses Entone and Minerva for IPTV Deployments in Australia and Thailand

July 28, 2006 - Entone and Minerva Networks have announced that CEOS has selected Entone’s StreamLiner® network video recorders (NVR) and Minerva Network’s iTVManager™ for their IPTV deployments in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, and throughout Thailand.

More than 100,000 subscribers will be supported by the deployments, which will be implemented through fiber to the home/premises (FTTH/P) supplier, CEOS, via the Collaborative Optical Leading Testbed (COLT) organization. Originally a $15 million project, COLT provides the latest in ultra-broadband services to universities, homes, student dormitories and business and is fully supported by local government entities.

Minerva’s iTVManager middleware platform provides the necessary tools to manage all key aspects of an IPTV service and fully supports popular features such as Personal Video Recording (PVR), High Definition Television (HDTV) and video on demand (VOD).

Entone’s StreamLiner NVR provides an open, highly scalable software architecture that transforms standard server hardware from vendors such as HP and IBM into specialized, high-performance video servers that ingest, store and stream on-demand content without the costs, risks, and inflexibility that comes with competing proprietary solutions.

“We needed an open and scalable system that would support our growing pipeline of new customers,” stated Jonathan Spring, CEO of CEOS. “After an extensive evaluation process, we selected the Minerva and Entone solution because they are the market leaders in IPTV and offer a solution with the required scalability to support new installations as we expand our client base across Asia Pacific.”

“An increasing number of telcos worldwide are deploying the iTVManager for its robust feature set and open platform development capabilities,” stated Matt Cuson, Vice President of Marketing for Minerva. “We have worked closely with Entone to build an integrated and flexible system that can support the needs of CEOS and their customers.”

“Entone is helping operators worldwide to provide a range of on-demand video services across a variety of network types,” stated Ian Jefferson, VP of Business Development for Entone Technologies. “By integrating our field-proven VOD solution with Minerva Network’s middleware, we are able to support customers such as CEOS who need to get to market quickly while also having the flexibility to scale quickly with new services and subscriber growth.”