AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - September 7, 2007) - Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco
(
NASDAQ:
CSCO) company, today announced that T-Com Montenegro (Crnogorski
Telekom) will launch Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service in late
2007 using an extensive array of Scientific Atlanta® products to create
an IPTV headend with an expected delivery capacity of up to 60 channels of
standard-definition (SD) digital programming. The versatile new headend
will help enable T-Com Montenegro, one of the T family companies of
Deutsche Telecom, to acquire video content via satellite, off-air or from
other networks, descramble the signals, encode the video streams using
Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and
stream IP video to its customers.
"Flexibility and rapid time-to-market with our new video service are
critical elements for T-Com Montenegro as we enter the video marketplace
and launch this exciting new service in 2007," said Vuk Gojnic, director of
network development at T-Com Montenegro. "We want our customers to be among
the 4.5 million IPTV viewers in Europe that research indicates will be
enjoying this high-quality service by the end of this year."
The IPTV headend, provided to T-Com through its ongoing relationship with
Comutel, a Cisco Premier Certified Partner, will include a wide range of
Scientific Atlanta products, including more than 60 D9034™ MPEG-4 AVC
standard-definition encoders, nearly 70 Model D9844™ and D9850™
receivers, analog terrestrial receivers, network adaptation equipment, and
the widely deployed Scientific Atlanta ROSA® Network and Element
Management and Control System. In addition, Cisco® and Scientific Atlanta
are providing a wide range of comprehensive systems integration services,
including installation, wiring, configuration, integration of third-party
equipment, site acceptance testing, and product and system training for
T-Com Montenegro.
Gojnic commented on the significant role played by T-Com's longstanding
relationships with Comutel and Cisco as T-Com launched such a critical
expansion of its services. "Local support, dependable service and reliable
products are just part of what we wanted. We needed the peace of mind and
confidence to move forward that comes from the ability to rely on the
experiences we have had with Comutel and Cisco and the promise of
benefiting from Scientific Atlanta's extensive video delivery expertise."
"As more wireline operators begin to launch video service, they are relying
on Cisco's IP Next-Generation technology leadership and Scientific
Atlanta's video delivery leadership," said Dean Rockwell, vice president
and general manager, Digital Media Networks at Scientific Atlanta. "Video
delivery is a complex process, and, because wireline operators must deploy
such a wide range of new technology for the first time, it is important
that they team with an organization that can help them successfully
navigate through the challenges they will face."
About Crnogorski Telekom
Crnogorski Telekom is the principal provider of telecommunication services
in Montenegro. The company's service portfolio includes fixed line
telephony, data transmission services and various value-added products. The
company owns 100% in two affiliates: T-Mobile Crna Gora is Montenegro's
significant and most innovative mobile telephony provider, while Internet
Crna Gora is the leading dial-up and broadband internet provider on the
Montenegrin telecommunication market. Crnogorski Telekom operates as a
separate company from the end of 1998, until which it was a part of PTT
Montenegro. The company was privatized in 2005. Its majority owner is
Magyar Telekom (76.53%), the remaining shares are publicly traded.
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About Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, is a strategic supplier of digital
content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for
broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber
systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and
voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer
service and support. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary
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