Published: February 27, 2006
Thomson and WiNetworks Team Up to Enable One-Way Broadcast Networks to Deliver Triple Play and Mobile Services over WiMAX
Combined Core Competences to Allow Satellite Operators to Enter Triple Play Market
Thomson (Euronext
Paris:18453) (NYSE: TMS) and WiNetworks announced today that they have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will enable the delivery
of seamless triple play and mobile services (video, voice and high-speed
Internet) over WiMAX. WiMAX is a relatively new wireless technology that
provides broadband connectivity over long distances and is therefore
particularly well-suited for Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators.
In teaming up with WiNetworks to deliver this cutting-edge, two-way
solution, Thomson is further underpinning its 2-Year Plan intentions to
broaden its products and solutions offering to its media and entertainment
client base.
Enabling One-Way Broadcast Operators to Deliver Triple Play and Mobile
Services
Operators are pursuing triple play strategies for many reasons, not least
of which is that offering more than one service has been shown to increase
subscriber loyalty and attract new ones. WiNetworks' solutions, based on
innovative and patented Hybrid WiMAX DVB (HWDV(TM)) technology, allow one-
way broadcast operators (DBS, DVB-T, MMDS and one-way cable) to extend
their existing infrastructures to deliver a complete bundle of attractive
triple play services including high-speed Internet access, telephony (Voice
over IP), Video on Demand, and interactive TV services to their
subscribers. Furthermore, the technology roadmap provides for mobile
delivery of these services.
One of the industry-leading position enjoyed by Thomson is that of
worldwide leader for Customer-Premises Equipment (CPE) deployed by DBS
operators, cable companies and telecommunications service providers. This
status will bring to the partnership Thomson's proven experience in the
innovative development and industrialization of residential gateways,
including its technological competencies in the area of remote CPE
management and device interoperability for home networking services.
Thomson's established expertise will ensure that the delivered solutions
are able to meet subscribers' high expectations for triple play, are ready
for the mass market and are cost-effective. The two companies will jointly
define sales and marketing engagement plans to optimize the promotion and
deployment of their solutions worldwide.
"As many recently confirmed officially, DBS carriers have recognized the
need to expand beyond their satellite infrastructure in order to deliver
broadband triple play services" mentioned Mr. Effi Atad, CEO, WiNetworks.
"Our solution will enable DBS operators to deliver fully integrated fixed
and mobile connectivity services, and compete on all fronts in the market
for broadband-based communication services."
"We are delighted to team-up with WiNetworks and very excited by the
prospects for our cooperation which will enable Thomson to further
reinforce its solutions offering to such an important client base," said
Ghislain Lescuyer, SEVP, Systems and Equipments SBU of Thomson. "Our
strengths are very complementary and address the key requirements of triple
play service delivery, always-on broadband connectivity and cost-effective
CPE deployments," he continued.
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information on the factors which may influence Thomson's financial results
can be found in the documentation submitted to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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About WiNetworks
WiNetworks Inc. is a leading company in WiMAX (IEEE 802.16 d/e) and Digital
Video Broadcasting (DVB) technologies. WiNetworks specializes in seamlessly
integrating the broadband wireless standard of mobile WiMAX with the DBS
infrastructure to create economical and functional advantages for broadband
operators.
WiNetworks was founded in 2002 and is a member of the WiMAX forum promoting
the compatibility and inter-operability of broadband wireless access. The
WiNetworks solutions have been installed successfully with leading
operators in Europe and the USA and the company is supporting worldwide
projects through regional offices in United States, Europe and Asia.
http://www.winetworks.com
About Thomson
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides services, systems and
technology to help its Media & Entertainment clients - content creators,
content distributors and users of its technology - realize their business
goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology
environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media &
Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and
Thomson brands. For more information: http://www.thomson.net
Thomson's Access Platforms and Gateways (AP&G) activity, part of the
company's systems and equipment division, is a leading supplier of digital
entertainment receivers to the world's major satellite and terrestrial
broadcasters, cable operators and telecom service providers. It offers a
full range of digital set-top boxes, phones, broadband modems and gateways
with modular VoIP, IPTV and wireless capabilities. Through its Next
Generation Networks business unit, Cirpack, it is also one of the leading
suppliers of softswitch solutions to migrate telecom infrastructures to NGN
(Next Generation Networks) and IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) enabling
massive deployments of broadband telephony and IP Centrex, for instance.
Products are marketed under the RCA, THOMSON, SpeedTouch and CIRPACK
brands. You can find more information on AP&G's products at
broadband.com.
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|Thomson | | |
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|Press Relations | | |
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|Martine Esquirou | +33 1 41 86 58 51|martine.esquirou@tho|
| | |mson.net |
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|Julie Dardelet | +33 1 41 86 65 24|julie.dardelet@thoms|
| | |on.net |
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|Marie-Vincente Pasdeloup | +33 1 41 86 61 13|Marie-vincente.pasde|
| | |loup@thomson.net |
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|Access Platforms & | | |
|Gateways | | |
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|Brenda Clery | +33 6 83 30 57 57|brenda.clery@thomson|
| | |.net |
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|Claudine Cecille | +33 1 41 86 67 44|claudine.cecille@tho|
| | |mson.net |
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|Investor Relations | | |
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|Severine Camp | +33 1 41 86 57 23|severine.camp@thomso|
| | |n.net |
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|Marie Boidot | +33 1 41 86 51 00|marie.boidot@thomson|
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|Laurent Sfaxi | +33 1 41 86 58 83|laurent.sfaxi@thomso|
| | |n.net |
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|WiNetworks | | |
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|Press Relations | | |
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|Dana Liberty, Marcom |+972-9-951-9556 ext.|danal@winetworks.com|
|Manager |131 | |
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