Factum confirms market leader position

Factum confirms market leader position

Factum Electronics AB, global supplier of head end equipment for DAB/DAB+, DMB
and NICAM, confirms its position as market leader with orders in all business
areas in the end of 2009. Factum Electronics is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Effnet Holding AB (publ.). 

Factum wins orders for DAB/DAB+/DMB head end equipment

The introduction of digital radio world-wide continues to gain momentum at a
careful pace.
 
•	A major operator in Germany confirms its commitment to regional deployment by
purchasing its previously leased Factum equipment.
•	Vatican Radio in Italy adds another system to its existing Factum
installation. 
•	Wave Media Ltd. in Hong Kong, China, places orders for Factum head end
equipment.
•	RBC and TRI in Beijing, China, place orders for Factum head end equipment. 

Factum wins order for Middleware 

Factum recently launched its Middleware offering comprising tools for
manufacturers and integrators of DAB/DAB+/DMB hardware. The new products are
test vectors for Profile 1, 2, and 3. 

•	A pioneering win in the Middleware segment is the order from a major car
manufacturer in Germany for DAB/ DMB test vectors. 

Factum wins orders for NICAM equipment

NICAM remains the digital solution of choice for operators who want a
cost-efficient alternative for enhanced audio quality in analogue TV networks.
Equipment has been sold to:

•	Transmission equipment manufacturer Triada-TV for implementation in Russia. 
•	German distributor Albrecht. 
•	Singapore-based distributor Plish Asia.
•	Indonesian distributor Triwi Putra Juya. 

“These orders confirm Factum's position as market leader in all our business
areas”, says Fredrik Hånell, CEO of the Effnet Holding and Factum Electronics.
“Despite slow political decision processes, we see a continuous strong market
adoption of digital radio worldwide.”

For more information, contact Fredrik Hånell, CEO, +46 13 36 86 00 or
info@factum.se

About Factum Electronics
Factum Electronics AB (www.factum.se), a wholly owned subsidiary of Effnet
Holding AB (First North Nasdaq OMX: EFFN,  www.effnetholding.se), is a world
leader in the areas of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), DAB+, DMB (Digital
Multimedia Broadcasting), and NICAM, digital stereo sound for television
broadcasting. Factum Electronics develops and sells system solutions for signal
encoding, decoding, and processing and serves professional broadcasting
customers in more than 40 countries. Additionally, Factum Electronics develops
and sells middleware for receiver chip manufacturers and test & monitoring
equipment.