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ADB PROVIDES SOFTWARE AND SERVICES TO O2 CZECH REPUBLIC, ENHANCING IPTV SERVICE(Tensid Regulatory Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ADB PROVIDES SOFTWARE AND SERVICES TO O2 CZECH REPUBLIC, ENHANCING IPTV SERVICE ADB chosen to manage platform upgrade delivering new features to over 130,000 IPTV subscribersExtends the life of legacy set-top boxes resulting in a multi-million Euro hardware savingFocus on software resulted in a cost-effective approach to delivering enhanced IPTV services16th April 2014 - Geneva, Switzerland: ADB today announced that it was appointed by O2 Czech Republic, the country's largest IPTV provider, to manage a software migration resulting in advanced features and services for the operator's subscribers. ADB won the contract by demonstrating that it could cost-effectively enhance O2's pay-TV services by extending the operator's original investment in ADB set-top boxes, which were first deployed in 2006. The software migration started in September 2013 and was completed at the end of March 2014. The introduction of the new platform, O2 TV, contributed to a 10 percent year-on-year increase in new subscriptions by 31st December 2013. ADB provided specialist software and systems integration services to help O2 migrate more than 130,000 IPTV subscribers from Alcatel-Lucent MiViewTV middleware to the nangu.tv platform. The new software was automatically installed on all subscribers' set-top boxes allowing users to take advantage of new features including time shifting, remote recording and a new user interface. "Although we had traditionally thought of ADB as a hardware provider, over recent years we have come to recognise ADB's impressive software, services and systems integration expertise," said David Duron, Marketing Director at O2 with responsibility for consumer services. "ADB's team not only had the skills to make this a smooth transition for our subscribers but also delivered creative ideas and value-added services that made the entire process very cost-effective," he added. "By upgrading the software on existing consumer premises equipment rather than replacing hardware, O2 has saved many millions of Euros," said Peter Balchin, CEO at ADB. "This deployment demonstrates yet again that ADB's future-proof technology provides an incredible return on investment by extending the life of legacy systems." O2 is the largest integrated telecommunications provider in the Czech market and the largest IPTV service provider in the Czech Republic. It started deploying ADB-3800 hybrid IPTV HD set-top boxes eight years ago. Press Contact:Kasia Sawka. Mobile: +48-601-522-773 Email: [email protected] About ADB ADB (www.adbglobal.com) provides and integrates software, system and service solutions to service providers delivering connected services for connected lives. With our unique combination of broadcast and broadband expertise we are driving convergence towards a multi-service approach that covers networking, video, hybrid, managed platforms and associated devices. Our customers are some of the world's leading cable, satellite, IPTV and broadband operators including A1 Telekom Austria, Canal Digital, NC+, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telenet, and Vodafone. ADB is a member of ADB Group (www.adbholdings.com), publicly listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: ADBN). Follow us: Visit our blog: http://blog.adbglobal.com/ About Telefónica Czech Republic O2 is the largest integrated telecommunications provider in the Czech market. At present we operate close to eight million mobile and fixed accesses, which ranks us among the market leaders in fully converged services in Europe. To users of mobile services in the Czech Republic we offer state-of-the-art HSPA+ and LTE technology. We have the most comprehensive proposition of voice and data services in the Czech Republic, and we actively exploit the growth potential of the various business lines, especially ICT. Our data centres, with total floor area of 7,300 square metres, rank us among the leaders in hosting, cloud and managed services. O2 data centres are the only ones in the Czech Republic and in Central Europe to have TIER III certification. With our O2 TV we are also the largest IPTV service provider in the Czech Republic. In January 2014, O2 became a member of the Czech investment group PPF. About PPF Group PPF Group invests into multiple market segments such as banking and financial services, insurance, real estate, energy, metal mining, agriculture, retail and biotechnology. PPF's reach spans from Central and Eastern Europe to Russia and across Asia. PPF Group owns assets of EUR 22.113 billion (as at 30 June 2013). Press Release (PDF) ProviderChannelContactTensid Ltd., Switzerland www.tensid.chnewsbox.ch www.newsbox.chProvider/Channel related enquiries [email protected] +41 41 763 00 50 (c) 2014 Tensid Ltd., Switzerland. |