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Ericsson to Showcase Television Solutions at IP&TV World ForumMar 24, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Ericsson announced it will demonstrate its end-to-end television solutions - from content management, packaging and delivery - at IP&TV World Forum 2011. According to Ericsson, the event will see the company focus on the new world of entertainment and multimedia - a world filled with more content, more screens and more services and how these opportunities can be delivered by operators to the consumer. "We are seeing the multiscreen market opportunity expanding thanks to the introduction of second screen devices which enable the consumer to enjoy high quality content wherever they go," said Giles Wilson, Head of Technology, Ericsson Solution Area TV. "At Ericsson we are leading the development of multiscreen TV solutions that enable operators to deliver the 'anytime, anywhere' experience consumers are looking for, while generating revenues and increasing profits." Ericsson said it will be demonstrating a content acquisition and distribution solution utilizing a combination of products including Xport Time-Shifted Television (TSTV) and WatchPoint Content Management System (CMS). The Xport TSTV is designed to support any time-shifted business model via management of rights, recording and viewing of content bound for any screen. The WatchPoint CMS provides centralized management of any metadata format, content type and any workflow process, providing the infrastructure for an efficient multi-screen strategy and accelerating VOD business across multiple platforms. Solutions for HD and SD will also be on display, enabled by the recently announced Video Processor Chassis (VPC) and its key encode or transcode modules, as well as a new high density, multi-functional, video processing platform. The highest performance HD compression of any vendor will be shown for IPTV, where HD bandwidths and picture quality are the most critical enablers to customer satisfaction and increased revenues. Ericsson will further showcase its MDN (Media Distribution Network) - a complete solution for the delivery of video over IP which combines a content distribution network (CDN) with Ericsson's broader TV portfolio to deliver a media centric solution to the growing amount of video on the internet. Ericsson is a provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is also a developer of 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over two billion subscribers. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |