Sonaecom Selects CopperGate HomePNA 3 Technology for Nationwide IPTV Service in Portugal.Home Networking Technology is Targeted to Provide 3.6 Million Households with Distribution of 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. to Televisions Throughout the Home over Existing Home Wiring TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel & NEWARK, Calif. -- Today at CONNECTIONS[TM]: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, CopperGate Communications, a leading provider of multimedia home networking technology for triple play IPTV applications, announced that Sonaecom, Portugal's second largest telecommunications provider, has selected CopperGate's CopperStream technology for Sonaecom's fast growing Clix SmarTV IPTV service. "We selected CopperGate's HomePNA 3 solution because it delivers the high data throughput and features that Sonaecom requires to successfully deploy consumer entertainment quality IPTV services throughout the home," said Susanna Barbato, Sonaecom's Marketing Director of IPTV "By operating over the existing coaxial co·ax·i·al adj. Having or mounted on a common axis. coaxial Adjective 1. Electronics (of a cable) transmitting by means of two concentric conductors separated by an insulator home wiring, CopperGate's proven IPTV-ready networking solution enables us to minimize installation cost and customer inconvenience without sacrificing the reliability and performance required to provide the quality of experience that our customers desire." CopperGate's CopperStream chipsets, available from leading manufacturers embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in set-top boxes, residential gateways and other equipment, provide a complete HomePNA 3 home networking solution. Products integrating CopperStream are being deployed today by major telephone service providers worldwide for IPTV applications as well as for Multi-tenant Unit in-building access applications. CopperStream chipsets are the first to comply with the International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) G.9954 (HomePNA 3) standards, the only internationally standardized existing-wire home networking technology. HomePNA 3 features guaranteed QoS as well as remote management and diagnostic features that enable service providers to offer high-speed triple-play voice, video and broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. services over the same phone wires or coaxial cables at speeds up to 320 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. "We are very pleased to be selected by Sonaecom for their leading Clix IPTV service," said Gabi Hilevitz, CopperGate CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Clix represents an exciting opportunity for CopperGate and the CopperStream home networking technology is a perfect fit for it. CopperStream was designed for IPTV triple play applications that require the reliability and coverage that can only be provided by a high quality wired home network." Reaching 1.6 million homes with its national network, Sonaecom currently offers a full range of triple play services to broadband subscribers. Portugal has one of the highest penetration rates of PayTV in Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. and 1.4 million broadband access lines. Sonaecom delivers IPTV over an ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2+ infrastructure offering broadband speeds of 12 Mbps and 24 Mbps at EU29.9 and EU39.9 per month respectively. Launched in April of 2006, Clix SmarTV was the first IPTV service offered in Portugal. It remains the only IPTV service available to Portugal's 3.6 million households. Sonaecom offers a complete triple play bundle and a variety of IPTV packages within its Clix SmarTV brand. Clix SmarTV includes a complete lineup of MPEG-2 broadcast television, video on demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) and subscription video on demand (SVOD SVOD Subscription Video on Demand SVOD Stacked Volumetric Optical Disk SVOD Subscription Voice on Demand ) with more than 100 channels and several entertainment packages including premium broadcast from Discovery Channel, Disney and movies from major Hollywood studios including Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) and Buena Vista. The packages are priced from zero, a unique free bouquet with 21 channels for Sonaecom broadband customers, to EU34.5 per month. About Clix and Sonaecom Clix is the residential brand of Sonaecom, the sub-holding of the Sonae Group for the area of Telecommunications, Media and Software and Information Systems. The company plays an active role in the integrated management of the several business units that compose it, identifying and building on existing synergies and the company's growth potential. It is the first telco in Portugal to deploy a GB-ethernet core network for supporting ultra-broadband services such as IPTV. Sonaecom operates in three main business areas: Mobile and Fixed Telecommunications (Optimus, Novis and Clix), Media (Publico) and Software and Information Systems (WeDo, Bizdirect, Saphety and Mainroad). Sonaecom's main goal is simple and ambitious: to become the leader in the supply of integrated telecom services in Portugal. Sonaecom is currently one of the main communications traffic generators in Portugal. Its strategy of having its own national telecom infrastructure was born from the inherent need to guarantee the reliability and quality of its network, minimizing costs associated to traffic management. Visit the company's Web site at http://www.sonaecom.pt. About CopperGate CopperGate Communications develops chipsets designed to revolutionize home networking and networked entertainment. CopperGate is the leading provider of standards-based technology for distributing high speed IP data throughout the home over existing wires. CopperGate works with the world's leading system manufacturers to deliver the only products that operate over both phone lines and coax cables on a single network enabling consumers to conveniently connect equipment to broadband services throughout the home. CopperGate's products have been field tested and selected by leading service providers as key components for their triple play deployment solutions. Founded in 2000, CopperGate is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with offices in Newark, California Newark is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Newark is an enclave, completely surrounded by the city of Fremont. The population is currently 43,693. Geography The southern end of the San Francisco Bay lies near the western edge of the city. , Taiwan and Tokyo. For more information, please visit www.copper-gate.com. CopperGate is Silver sponsor for Connections 2007, May 1-3, 2007 at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Convention Center, and exhibiting in booth 407. Reader Contact Information North America: CopperGate Communications 39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 355 Newark, CA 94560 Tel: 510-656-8500 www.copper-gate.com info@copper-gate.com Europe and Asia: CopperGate Communications 34 Habarzel St. 69710 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: +972 3-644-4488 www.copper-gate.com info@copper-gate.com CopperStream, CopperGate, CopperGate Communications, and the CopperGate Emblems are trademarks or registered trademarks of CopperGate in the U.S.A. and other countries. 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