Satnews Daily
September 9th, 2009

SatBroadcasting: Ericsson + Com Hem Delivering ITV To Swedish Viewers


Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is enabling Sweden’s largest cable television operator, Com Hem, to deliver new advanced entertainment services to its consumers via an interactive TV platform that supports a wide range of advanced services, such as video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV programs and music on-demand, and also includes a flexible interactive portal for Com Hem’s new Landlord-Tenant service. The rollout of the new services has started, with around 500,000 subscribers reached by December 2009. As prime integrator, Ericsson is designing, integrating, and delivering the TV platform, which includes hardware and software solutions from TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson group. The platform includes the OpenStream Digital Services Platform, Xport Producer and EQ8096, as well as products from a number of third-party vendors.