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Australia's Telstra selects Netgem as a supplier for T-BoxTM project

France, Paris: November 19th 2009. Leading IPTV set-top box manufacturer and software developer, Netgem (www.netgem.com) has been chosen by Telstra Corporation Limited (www.telstra.com), to supply set top box device and software for the T-BoxTM service.

Australia’s leading telecommunication and information Services company is introducing a set top box called T-BoxTM . T-BoxTM for the first time brings Telstra’s content from its BigPond brand along with Australian terrestrial free-to-air high definition and standard definition television channels seamlessly together on a home television.

T-Box EPG

“As a pure play IPTV technology provider, our goal is to help Telecom Operators to develop solutions for connected homes which combines the best of TV and Internet. We’re delighted to partner with a leading and innovative Telecom Operator such as Telstra in this exciting T-BoxTM project.” Said Christophe Aulnette, Managing Director at Netgem.

Capable of downloading movies from Telstra's BigPond Movies store and viewing Telstra's streaming Internet content, BigPond TV, T-BoxTM customers will also have access to the terrestrial free-to-air digital television channels within their region.

Telstra is initially conducting a customer experience trial of T-BoxTM with a few hundred of its customers in the Australian city of Melbourne before launching the product nationally.

About Netgem:
Netgem is a pure-play provider of innovative IPTV solutions (software and hardware) for telecom operators. Combining a unique TV and telecom expertise, Netgem has been instrumental in the successful rollout of IPTV in the French market, with 2 millions homes active. Netgem is listed on Compartment C of Eurolist–Euronext Paris (NTG FP 7537).
www.netgem.com

ISIN code: FR0004154060, Reuters code: ETGM.PA, Bloomberg code: NTG FP 7537

Netgem Media Contact: Vanessa Vigar Tel: +31611562218, vanessa.vigar@netgem.com
 
About Telstra:
Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, with one of the best-known brands in the country. Telstra offers a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia, providing more than 9.0 million Australian fixed line and 10.2 million mobile services, including 6.3 million 3G services.

Telstra Media Contact: Craig Middleton +61 400 931 772, craig.middleton@team.telstra.com