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TANDBERG Television Wins Readers Choice IPTV Vendor of the Year Award

^{Published on 2008-12-08 05:39:59 - Market Wire}
 

HONG KONG--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), has been named IPTV Vendor of the Year in the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards. The award was presented today at a ceremony at the Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong.

"This is a magnificent endorsement of the work TANDBERG Television has been doing across Asia-Pacific during 2008 to help IPTV providers introduce and expand world class digital TV services," said Dario Choi, VP and general manager of TANDBERG Television Asia Pacific. "We are proud and honored to be named IPTV Vendor of the Year by the readers of Telecom Asia. Our continuing market lead in HD and SD video encoding and transcoding have been key building blocks for our success in the region this year. What's more, our combined IPTV offering with Ericsson puts us in pole position to enable Asian operators to expand their TV offering by delivering the Individual TV experience to their customers."

The Readers' Choice Awards recognize the technology innovations and contributions to the industry of leading telecom vendors operating in Asia-Pacific and are judged by the magazine's online subscriber base of Asian service providers. Winners are selected on the basis of overall quality of innovation and contribution to technology advancement, market acceptance (including market share, growth in market share and new customer acquisition), revenue growth, contribution to overall industry growth, and vision.

About Telecom Asia

Telecom Asia and Telecomasia.net online are one of the industry's most respected sources of news and analysis about Asian telecommunications. Nominations for the 15 categories of the Readers' Choice Awards were open to analysts, consultants and high-level telco executives. A total of 78 telecom insiders submitted almost 1,000 nominations and, after consulting with a team of analysts, Telecom Asia's editorial team shortlisted three to four finalists in each category. The magazine allowed online voting from mid-October and the winners were announced in Hong Kong on December 8.

About TANDBERG Television

TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), delivers the multimedia technology and expertise that is moving digital video forward. Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand or content distribution, the company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading broadcasters, operators and programmers to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality solutions for Digital TV, HDTV, VOD, and IPTV. For more information, please visit [ www.tandbergtv.com ]

About Ericsson

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of ‘communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and NASDAQ.

For more information, visit [ www.ericsson.com ] or [ www.ericsson.mobi ].