Verimatrix Selected to Secure UNE-EPM IPTV Deployment in Colombia
Reseller Unión Electrica Integrates VCAS Within IPTV Partner Ecosystem
| Source: Verimatrix
RIO DE JANEIRO--(Marketwire - January 28, 2008) - IPTV World Forum Latin America -- Verimatrix, setting the standard in
content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks,
today announced that systems integrator Unión Electrica S.A. has deployed
the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV within
its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment.
UNE-EPM, a division of Empressa Publica de Medellín S.A., will be formally
launching its IPTV service in Medellín and Bogotá over the next few months.
Verimatrix joins partners Orca,
Sagem
and Bitband for this groundbreaking IPTV deployment in Colombia.
UNE-EPM's IPTV service will include 103 broadcast TV channels and will
offer Video on-Demand (VoD) and PVR functionality later in the year as it
expands into other operating regions When fully deployed, the service will
be available to as many as 1.6 million existing UNE-EPM phone and cable
subscribers.
"Verimatrix's reputation and IPTV market leadership made them the obvious
choice for our recommended IPTV platform," said Unión Electrica President
Efraín Ossa. "They clearly understand the market in South America and
provide high quality customer service to ensure a smooth integration.
Customers are impressed with their advanced content security solutions and
vision for the future."
Unión Electrica is an authorized and trained reseller of Verimatrix's
software-based content security solutions. For this deployment, they
integrated VCAS for IPTV, Verimatrix's flagship solution built on the
principles of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and X.509 digital
certificates. A downloadable security system for IPTV clients is not only
more secure, it enables less expensive set-top box (STB) hardware and
software and can be updated or renewed as required to combat the pirates
attacks.
VCAS has received very favorable results in independent audits and is the
approved security choice in pay-TV operator deployments on a worldwide
basis, including IPTV-Americas, a company offering wholesale/retail IPTV
services to telephone companies in Latin America.
"Unión Electrica is an important relationship for Verimatrix as we expand
our Latin American customer base. Their established relationships with
network operators extend our capability to offer seamless local service and
support," said Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer. "We are
once again proving the power of our partner ecosystem by enabling the first
secure IPTV service in Colombia with a leading company like UNE-EPM."
About UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones
UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones is a public company, fully owned by Empresas
Publicas de Medellin (EPM) S.A. UNE-EPM provides information and
communications technologies to its customers throughout Colombia, including
fixed and public telephony, long distance calls, prepaid cards for Colombia
and international calls, data transmission, content services and TV
subscriptions. UNE-EPM Telecommunications also provides Internet, broadband
and fixed wireless services based on WiMAX. Its asset and sales positions
it as one of the largest companies in Colombia and its longstanding
experience and support provide a competitive advantage for delivery of high
quality services and the most advanced technology.
About Unión Eléctrica
Unión Eléctrica is an organization that offers integral solutions in the
design, supplying and installation for the telecommunications, energy,
automatization and electronic security sectors among others. Our solutions
in telecommunications allow us to connect our world with the universe,
transmitting, connecting, processing, managing and storing data; both voice
and video, so that the people are always in contact with each other. All
our solutions are integrated, and supported with a motivated and enabled
staff, plus the outpost technological infrastructure, with both active and
passive equipment of a complete generation, with specialized precision and
testing equipment. High service quality that adapts to the necessities of
your specific company and the endorsement of our experience that guarantees
the high quality of our work. Please visit www.uniongr.com
About Verimatrix
Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content
security and revenue
enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer
base of telecommunications providers. The Verimatrix Video Content
Authority System (VCAS™
) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been
independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. VCAS was
designed for two-way and hybrid networks to protect content and enhance
revenue streams, while combating digital piracy wherever it occurs within
the distribution chain. The company's content security experts maintain
close relationships with the major studios and broadcasters to help address
the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow.
Verimatrix customers benefit with most favorable access to premium content,
enabling the richest, most versatile viewing experience for their digital
video subscribers. For more information on why VCAS is the most widely
deployed IPTV content security system with tier one operators, please visit
www.verimatrix.com.