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June 17, 2008
Microsoft: We Have Big Friends to Help Spread Mediaroom IPTV Service
By Raju Shanbhag, TMCnet Contributing Editor
To expand its deployments worldwide with Microsoft (News - Alert) Mediaroom, the software giant today announced that it’s added Internet Protocol television systems integration partners HP, Tech Mahindra Ltd. and 180Squared Inc.
All three companies offered deployment services to new and existing Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV
customers, including 20 of the world’s leading service providers across four continents after completing a Mediaroom training and market-readiness program, according to the companies.
customers, including 20 of the world’s leading service providers across four continents after completing a Mediaroom training and market-readiness program, according to the companies.By working with Microsoft to build “center of excellence” laboratories around the world, HP, Tech Mahindra and 180Squared have demonstrated their commitment to successful deployments of Microsoft Mediaroom-connected TV services. With these facilities, service providers will have the resources to create IPTV (News - Alert) operations from trial stages to commercial deployment.
Microsoft officials say that service providers around the world will have vendors to assist them with deployments of their Mediaroom-powered connected TV offerings.
As Microsoft Mediaroom technology ecosystem expands to include additional systems integrators all over the world, the company boldly predicts, IPTV services from broadband operators of various sizes and geographic locations are showing increased interest in this new solution.
“Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) and Microsoft commenced a strategic reseller and systems integration relationship to accelerate the worldwide availability of IPTV, and this successful relationship remains in place,” said Christine Heckart, general manager of marketing for Microsoft Mediaroom. “We are pleased to further enhance the Mediaroom technology ecosystem with the addition of deployment service companies HP, Tech Mahindra and 180Squared to support service providers scaling their differentiated connected TV services. Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with Microsoft on our largest Mediaroom IPTV deployments and remains our only end-to-end IPTV system integrator.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
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