Verimatrix Selected to Secure UNE-EPM IPTV Deployment in Colombia

Reseller Unión Electrica Integrates VCAS within IPTV Partner Ecosystem

IPTV World Forum Latin America, Rio de Janeiro — Verimatrix, setting the standard in content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks, today announced that systems integrator Unión Electrica S.A has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV within its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment. UNE-EPM, a division of Empressa Publica de Medellín S.A., will be formally launching its IPTV service in Medellín and Bogotá over the next few months. Verimatrix joins partners Orca, Sagem and Bitband for this groundbreaking IPTV deployment in Colombia.

UNE-EPM’s IPTV service will include 103 broadcast TV channels and will offer Video on-Demand (VoD) and PVR functionality later in the year as it expands into other operating regions When fully deployed, the service will be available to as many as 1.6 million existing UNE-EPM phone and cable subscribers.

“Verimatrix’s reputation and IPTV market leadership made them the obvious choice for our recommended IPTV platform,” said Unión Electrica President Efraín Ossa. “They clearly understand the market in South America and provide high quality customer service to ensure a smooth integration. Customers are impressed with their advanced content security solutions and vision for the future.”

Unión Electrica is an authorized and trained reseller of Verimatrix’s software-based content security solutions. For this deployment, they integrated VCAS for IPTV, Verimatrix’s flagship solution built on the principles of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and X.509 digital certificates. A downloadable security system for IPTV clients is not only more secure, it enables less expensive set-top box (STB) hardware and software and can be updated or renewed as required to combat the pirates attacks.

VCAS has received very favorable results in independent audits and is the approved security choice in pay-TV operator deployments on a worldwide basis, including IPTV-Americas, a company offering wholesale/retail IPTV services to telephone companies in Latin America.

“Unión Electrica is an important relationship for Verimatrix as we expand our Latin American customer base. Their established relationships with network operators extend our capability to offer seamless local service and support,” said Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer. “We are once again proving the power of our partner ecosystem by enabling the first secure IPTV service in Colombia with a leading company like UNE-EPM.”