SES Americom Taps IDC’s DVB-S2 Receivers for IP-Prime IPTV Service

OTTAWA, Canada and PRINCETON, NJ, Nov. 2, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) and SES Americom, an SES Global company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges: SESG), have announced the integration of IDC’s next-generation DVB-S2 satellite receivers aboard the IP·Prime IPTV service. As part of a newly-signed agreement, IDC will be the exclusive provider of satellite receivers over the initial year of IP-Prime service rollouts.

The IDC receivers feature state-of-the-art DVB-S2 technologies to maximize IPTV delivery over satellite bandwidth. SES Americom is also using IDC IP encapsulators and custom engineering and network management in support of IP-Prime, a centralized IPTV distribution solution enabling telcos to securely and affordably deliver broadcast quality television to customer homes across the country.

IP·Prime programming originates from the SES Americom IPTV Broadcast Center based in Vernon Valley, New Jersey, where video and audio will be received and processed for distribution via the AMC-9 satellite and fiber to telco video hubs nationwide. IDC receivers will be installed at the IP- Prime hubs, where programming is either handed off to telcos or delivered all the way to IPTV set top boxes in consumer homes.   

“IP-Prime is the clear leader in IPTV distribution nationwide.  Telephone companies large and small have entrusted IP- Prime to deliver their IPTV services, backed by a reliable backbone that incorporates the best IPTV technology providers in the world,” said Alan Young, chief technology officer for SES Americom. “Innovators like IDC with its DVB-S2 receivers have come together to support SES Americom’s cutting-edge IP- Prime solution, which is available today.”

IDC president and CEO Ron Clifton commented, “We work hard to stay ahead of the curve in new technologies and we are excited to see our efforts to be first to market with a cost-effective DVB-S2 solution pay off.”

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