At Caspian Telecoms 2006, mPhase Technologies Executive Tells Operators They Can Launch IPTV Services Now with Modular System Based on HP Hardware.ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The mPhase IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. in a Box(TM) Offer Uses HP ProLiant Servers and the Linux OS to Help Carriers Jump-Start IPTV Revenues An executive with mPhase Technologies (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :XDSL), a pioneer in technology for delivering television entertainment to the home over telecommunications networks, today said operators in the Caspian region now have a cost-effective way to launch internet-based TV (IPTV) services with a specially priced offer. Speaking at the Caspian Telecoms Conference 2006, Mary K. Whelan, mPhase executive vice president-marketing and communications, said that the company has assembled an IPTV in a Box(TM) offer as a pre-packaged, complete starter kit designed to help telecommunications providers jump-start the market for revenue-rich video services. The system runs on high performance HP ProLiant servers and incorporates pre-configured and tested best-in-class enabling technology for managing the delivery and provisioning of video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) services down to compatible set top boxes (STBs). "Telecoms operators in the Caspian region need to drive new revenues, and IPTV services are an ideal way to do that," Whelan said. "Our IPTV in a Box offer makes it easy for telecoms to start offering such services today. Best of all, we have designed the system for worry-free integration into existing operations systems at a cost of $500 per subscriber in this special offer through June, 2006." Whelan told representatives of the Caspian area telecoms and ministries that the IPTV in a Box offer is well suited for small deployments in lightly populated areas or grouped in clusters to launch video services in single or multiple central office IPTV pilots. The mPhase TV+ System software manages the delivery of IPTV service from a video head end to the STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box controlling the consumer's television. The offer includes 1000 consumer kits of Amino set top boxes and 1000 BestData ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2+ modems. Unlike proprietary systems that lock the telephone company into its vendors' release schedule and special purpose hardware, the mPhase TV+ System software relies on an open software architecture and runs on general purpose HP servers. The mPhase TV+ System has advanced capabilities for dynamic service creation and provisioning, including storing and controlling subscriber information and billing information. The IPTV in Box offer includes the hardware necessary for a single central office installation. The "Box" is a 22U rack of HP ProLiant DL380 and DL360 servers and includes key capabilities from the following mPhase partners: --SkyStream iPlex(TM) head end hardware and software for encoding TV content --Latens Software Defined Content Authentication --Entone StreamLiner(R) Network Video Recorder (NVR NVR Never NVR Network Video Recorder NVR Novgorod (Russia) NVR Naval Vessel Register (US Navy) NVR Nene Valley Railway (UK) NVR Non Volatile Residue NVR Non-Volatile RAM ) software --Triveni Digital GuideBuilder(TM) Electronic Program Guide Software Solution The mPhase TV + System is built around an innovative cluster architecture and offers key advantages to telecommunications providers, including: --Improved maintenance environment, with links to industry-standard operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such , including element management of IP traffic --Compatibility with industry standard services creation environments --High degree of reliability to protect against network failover --Unprecedented scalability, capable of growing to hundreds of thousands of users The cluster architecture enables technical personnel to manage subscribers, monitor alarm messages and billing information and seek context-sensitive help across all network elements. Each central office-based cluster is designed to control and integrate VOD and program information elements and the video head end encoding systems. Network planners can distribute the clusters to optimize the load balancing of the network resources for capabilities like content distribution. Through this segmentation, technicians can better manage subscriber demand and establish QoS criteria against failover. With GuideBuilder(TM) EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. management systems, IPTV service providers protect and preserve channel identities for use in on-screen program guides. This on-screen guide provides details of current and future programs and helps guide users to their program of choice. Features include program summaries, search by subject or channel, immediate access to the selected program, reminders, and parental control functions. Latens Foundation CAS (FCAS FCAS Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society FCAS Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome FCAS Frequency Control Ancillary Services (electric power industry) FCAS Foam Core Addicts Society FCAS Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students ) is an entry level conditional access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. which enables start-ups to launch with a simplified but secure service without reducing the future functionality of its Content and Revenue Protection system. Built on the dynamic security system already accepted by the world's top content owners, it is simple to install and support, with low start up costs that scale up as an operator's business develops. IPTV in a Box is available now. For a quote, interested carriers should send an email to sales@mphasetech.com. About Entone Technologies Entone is a leading provider of standards-based solutions that uniquely address two revolutionary developments in home entertainment: on-demand television and in-home multimedia networks. The company's proven technology enables content providers to reliably deliver a variety of personal television services, such as video-on-demand (VOD) and network personal video recording (nPVR). Entone's open and highly scalable solutions include a content ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. system, an intelligent asset manager, software-defined video servers, and residential IP video gateways. Established in 1999 by the team that deployed the world's first commercial VOD service, Entone's solutions have been successfully installed at a number of the world's leading video service operators, such as Consolidated Communications, Lyse lyse (liz) 1. to cause or produce disintegration of a compound, substance, or cell. 2. to undergo lysis. lyse or lyze v. To undergo or cause to undergo lysis. Tele, Pioneer Telephone, PCCW PCCW Pacific Century CyberWorks PCCW Palmer College of Chiropractic West (San Jose, California) , and Telewest, just to name a few. Entone is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with headquarters in California and global offices in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and strategic investors such as BA Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Palomar Ventures, and TANDBERG Television. For more information about Entone Technologies, go to http://www.entone.com. About Latens Systems Latens is a privately held company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, founded by broadcast technology experts. Latens' sole mission is to provide the industry's leading software-based Content & Revenue Protection Systems for pay-TV and IPTV operators, as software security replaces legacy Conditional Access (CA) technology. Latens uses Secure Software Modules to maximize security and minimize the risk of attack. Latens technology has the added benefit that it is easily extended to provide security for the PVR See DVR. (Personal Video Recorder See DVR. ) and multiple set-top box homes. Latens business benefits include lower implementation and running costs, increased business flexibility and major cashflow advantages. www.latens.com About mPhase Technologies, Inc. mPhase Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL) develops and commercializes next-generation telecommunications and nanotechnology solutions, delivering novel systems to the marketplace that advance functionality and reduce costs. In telecommunications, the Company's mPhase TV+ platform cost-effectively and reliably delivers television, high-speed Internet access and telephone service over telephone lines. mPhase also offers a growing line of innovative DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary component products, such as the Broadband Loop Watch System, designed to help service providers lower the provisioning and operating costs associated with DSL. More information is available at the mPhase Web site at www.mPhaseTech.com. About SkyStream SkyStream provides IP video delivery platforms that enable service providers to transform their business by offering IPTV and MPEG-4 video services. SkyStream's products lower opex and capex costs and optimize video delivery over any last mile network, and include zBand(TM) content delivery software, Mediaplex-20(TM) and iPlex(TM) switched digital video See switched video. headends and the Source Media Router series of IP encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. solutions. SkyStream is the fastest-growing provider of IP video solutions with over 300 customers. SkyStream's Web site can be found on the Internet at www.skystream.com About Triveni Digital Inc. Triveni Digital, Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in digital television streams and other broadcast and multicast media. Distribution of this data is mode agnostic thereby providing for transmission over Satellite, Digital Television, Cable Television, ATM switches and IP based infrastructure. Visit http://www.trivenidigital.com for more information. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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