[June 6, 2005]

IPTV Spotlighted at SUPERCOMM

BY JOHANNE TORRES

IPTV is making a big splash this year at the SUPERCOMM show in Chicago. The Video over IP technology can be seen in many release announcements by the companies exhibiting at the show taking place at McCormick Place in the windy city.

Amongst the companies showcasing IPTV technology-based products and services is Entone Technologies, a provider of personal video content delivery systems, and Neterion Inc. (formerly S2io Inc.), a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter system provider, who have teamed up to provide what the companies say its the first 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) high-definition IPTV demo.

Today, Entone also announced that for the third consecutive year, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) selected as the IPTV provider for its SUPERDemo at SUPERCOMM. Integrated with Neterion’s 10 GigE technology, Entone’s StreamLiner network video recorder (NVR) will provide video streaming to 30 of MEF’s participating members this week.

Entone explained that the MEF’s SUPERDemo will cover eight specific application and technology areas that will act as a major proof point that Carrier Ethernet is now ready to deliver "real world" applications such as Triple-Play services with VoIP, IPTV and high-speed Internet access.

"This will be the world’s largest Carrier Ethernet interoperability demo of its kind," stated Nan Chen, President of the MEF. "Now that Ethernet has been released from the confines of the local area network, it's time for us to show the world what Carrier Ethernet is capable of, in terms of delivering carrier-class applications and services to enterprise, residential and mobile markets. This is the perfect forum to demonstrate the key interoperability benefits that 10 GigE can deliver to service providers seeking Carrier Ethernet capabilities. Technologies from Entone and Neterion will further enable us to showcase a more comprehensive suite of advanced applications such as IPTV and video on demand (VOD)."

Entone equips video service operators with a range of standards-based systems including content ingest workflow, asset management, software-defined video servers, and residential IP Video Gateways. The startup was founded in 1999 headquartered in San Mateo, California with offices in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Entone Technologies
www.entone.com