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Thomson
Reaches Milestone of 1.5 Million Digital Cable Set-top Boxes Shipped
to Latin America’s Largest Cable Operator, NET Serviços
Other Topics:
Digital Television STB,
DVB-S2 Broadcast
Thomson
May 19, 2008
Paris, France -- Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE:TMS) today announced
that it has delivered 1.5 million digital cable set-top boxes to
Brazilian cable operator NET Serviços. This milestone underscores
both Thomson’s position as one of the leading providers of
convergent premises solutions to operators worldwide and its key
role in supporting NET Serviços’ expansion plans in the Brazilian
market.
With more than 2.5 million pay-TV subscribers, 1,6 million broadband
customers and 718,000 fixed telephony lines, NET Serviços is the
largest cable operator in Latin America and a pioneer in the region
in terms of its triple-play offering. With a potential 9 million
homes passed, its network extends for over 40 thousand kilometres
covering 79 different cities across the country, including the main
metropolitan regions of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. |
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In supplying its digital
cable set-top box (DCI10NET) in tandem with broadband cable modems
(DCM425), Thomson is supporting NET Serviços’ plans to offer
multi-service bundles of broadband and broadcast services to its
cable TV subscribers.
Hitting the mark of 1.5 million set-top boxes installed over a
two-year period illustrates the speed at which NET Serviços is
digitizing its network and expanding the scope of its service
offering to its subscriber base.
“With our extensive network and existing customer base, NET Serviços
is well positioned to drive the adoption of both digital TV and
associated bundles of voice and Internet access within Brazil,” said
NET CEO Jose Antonio Felix. “Our long-term partnership with Thomson
will also ensure that we have access to the very best products and
related expertise required to offer the richest multimedia
experience to our customers.”
“Unique in our ability to provide end-to-end solutions for the
delivery of both modular and integrated triple play over cable, we
look forward to helping NET Serviços further expand its broad and
exciting range of services across the country.” said Frédéric
Kurkjian, Vice President of Thomson’s Video Premises Systems, in the
Systems division. “This milestone is strong validation of both the
strengths of our current product offering for digital cable TV and
cable broadband delivery and our ability to support customers as
they move towards bundling voice, TV and Internet”.
According to industry analysts, IMS Research, the number of digital
cable TV subscribers in Latin America was set to reach 4.598 million
by the end of 2008 and further rise to 6 million by 2009.
Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion
of management expectations for future periods, constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements due to changes in global economic and business
conditions, ”media and entertainment” markets, and regulatory
factors. More detailed information on the potential factors that
could affect the financial results of Thomson is contained in
Thomson's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Thomson
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453;
NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems 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. For more information:
http://www.thomson.net. |
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