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Thomson Chosen by UnitedGlobalCom -UGC- as One of the Set Top Box Providers for Accelerated Digital Rollout2 June 2005
Thomson (Euronext:18453)(NYSE:TMS) today announced that it had been chosen as one of the key vendors and leading technology partners by UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (UGC) (Nasdaq:UCOMA), for its plans for an accelerated rollout of digital television to UPC Broadband's analog cable subscribers in the Netherlands.
As recently announced, UPC Broadband, a division of UGC, expects to begin in the fourth quarter of 2005 a large-scale digital rollout project in The Netherlands. As a result of this initiative, UPC Broadband expects to eventually deploy over 2 million digital set-top boxes with related middleware and security and conditional access systems, in order to accelerate the growth of digital television in the Dutch market.
In choosing Thomson's DCI5000 generation of set top boxes, UPC Broadband underscored its desire to lead the field in multiple play offerings to its customers. The state-of-the-art set top box platform, which is certified to EuroDocsis 2.0 standard, acts as a gateway for new services, including not only premium digital programming but also high-speed data and the potential for voice thanks to its embedded cable modem.
Sudhir Ispahani, Chief Technology Officer for UGC Europe, said: "We have chosen Thomson as strategic supplier. We plan to leverage their broad multi-media technical innovation and global deployment experience to meet our technical expectations, user requirements and cost-effective solutions. UPC Broadband is now actively rolling out its digital services platform in the Netherlands and launching new suites of digital and IP-based services that will focus on dynamic new services such as Video on Demand, interactive TV and new broadband communications services."
"As the leading global provider of cable, satellite, and terrestrial set-top boxes, Thomson is committed to delivering innovative products that satisfy both the operator's need to cost-effectively deploy new services and the consumer's desire for high-performance, highly functional set-top boxes and residential gateways. This includes support for such features as Digital Video Recording (DVR), high-definition and MPEG-4," said Frederic Kurkjian, Vice President of the Worldwide Cable Business Unit within Thomson's Access Platforms & Gateways activity. "We are delighted to be part of such an exciting rollout with a company of UGC's experience and renown," he concluded.
Some of the statements contained in this press release, including statements by the management in relation to future expectations, represent "forward-looking statements" in the sense of the "Safe Harbor Statement" by the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These types of forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions on the part of the management and are subject to a range of factors and uncertainties which may lead to a considerable deviation of the results actually achieved from the expectations outlined either explicitly or implicitly in the forward-looking statements. This may be due to changes in global economic conditions, industry developments, a shift in the competitive situation or the passing of new legislation. More detailed 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.
About Thomson -- Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries
Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453)(NYSE:TMS) provides services, systems and equipment, 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: www.thomson.net.
Thomson's Access Platforms and Gateways (AP&G) activity, part of the company's Systems & Equipment division, is a leading supplier of digital entertainment receivers to the world's major satellite and terrestrial broadcasters. It is also a major innovator in the provision of digital set-top boxes and high speed modems to cable operators.
In addition, it is one of the leading suppliers of high-speed modems and gateways, Internet Protocol (IP) set top boxes, IP system integration services and telephones to telecom operators and ISPs around the globe.
Also part of Thomson's Access Platforms & Gateways Business Unit are subsidiaries Inventel and Cirpack.
Complementing Thomson's offering in IP telephony and triple play services (voice, video and data), Inventel is a European leader in home gateways for fixed broadband network operators and in wireless voice and data communications (DECT, WiFi, Bluetooth), and Cirpack is the European leading provider of softswitch platforms.
You can find more information on AP&G's products at www.thomson-broadband.com.
About UnitedGlobalCom
UGC is a leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband Internet services with operations in 16 countries, including 13 countries in Europe. Based on the Company's operating statistics at March 31, 2005, UGC's networks reached approximately 16.1 million homes passed and served over 11.2 million RGUs, including approximately 8.8 million video subscribers, 1.5 million broadband Internet subscribers, and 847,500 telephone subscribers.
Source: Business Wire
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