Verimatrix and Falcon to Deliver Secure IPTV Service to GTel Teleconnections

New York Telco Selects the VCAS-Secured IP/Complete All-in-one IPTV Delivery System

TelcoTV 08, ANAHEIM, Calif. — Verimatrix, setting the standard in content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks, today announced that GTel Teleconnections has selected Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV to secure its new IPTV service. VCAS for IPTV has been fully integrated with the Falcon IP/Complete™ IPTV delivery system, which encompasses content aggregation and delivery from satellite, router, and DSLAM on past the middleware where other systems end. Capitalizing on the comprehensive IP/Complete platform, GTel is able to roll out its triple-play services in Q2 of 2009 with an impressive channel lineup and advanced functionality, including more than 200 SD and HD channels.

“One of the reasons we selected Falcon’s IP/Complete platform is its integration with leading IPTV vendors. Verimatrix delivers flexible security that grants access to premium content and provides overall operational efficiencies,” said Bruce Bohnsack, president of GTel.

VCAS for IPTV 2.3 provides unlimited wholesale support for IPTV architectures with a combination of central and local provisioning of linear and video-on-demand (VOD) content. It features end-to-end encryption for any combination of centralized or distributed subscriber management, including mixes of middleware systems and set-top boxes to meet specific local needs of its IPTV retailer community. As a unified, software-based security solution, VCAS for IPTV provides platform flexibility that improves the integrity of content distribution while decreasing hardware and management costs.

“The IPTV wholesale market is important in North America to enable independent telcos to provide competitive pay-TV services to their subscribers,” said Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer of Verimatrix. “We are proud to add GTel to our joint list of customers with Falcon IP/Complete.”