TANDBERG iPlex IPTV Head-End Wins Again with IEC InfoVision Award.

Pioneering IPTV system wins fourth industry award since launch in March 2007

SOUTHAMPTON, England -- The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today presented TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, with an InfoVision Award during a ceremony at the Broadband World Forum (BBWF) Europe 2007 in Berlin. TANDBERG Television's iPlex UltraCompression HD and SD IPTV head-end solution was chosen by a prestigious group of judges and won against broad telco competition in the 'Access Networks Technologies and Services' category. The TANDBERG iPlex UltraCompression IPTV head-end is enabling IPTV business models for operators around the world. It is a flexible HD and SD video processing platform which offers the industry's most complete IPTV solution, combining the broadest choice of density and enhanced features with the industry's leading picture quality performance.

Since its launch in March this year, the iPlex has won four major industry awards. It was given 'Best IPTV Head-end & Video Processing Technology' at the IPTV World Forum in London; an IEC InfoVision Award at BBWF in Asia; and a CSI Product of the Year Award at IBC for 'Best Digital Video Processing Technology'. Today's InfoVision Award is further proof of the step change in television business models that the iPlex delivers to telcos.

"It is a great honor that the IEC, an internationally recognized institution, has chosen to highlight the industry leading performance and innovation of our new iPlex UltraCompression solution. Winning an InfoVision Award is particularly gratifying as entrants come from across the telecommunications industry, not just the video market, and products are judged on the benefits they deliver to telcos. The iPlex is a truly unique product that further extends our ability to provide telcos with the technology and expertise on which to base their next generation television services," says Eric Baron, President of TANDBERG Television EMEA.

The InfoVision Awards are designed to recognize the top broadband innovations in Europe, with companies rewarded according to the following criteria: value of the service in solving technology problems; overall quality of innovation and contribution toward industry growth technology advancement; originality and vision; market success and contribution to the quality of the viewing experience for the end user.

"We'd like to congratulate TANDBERG Television for its iPlex IPTV head-end that was chosen for this highly-competitive, prestigious InfoVision Award," commented IEC Vice President of Conference Development Tom Costello. "I'm sure these innovative products and services will have a long-lasting positive impact on the industry and we look forward to customers enjoying the benefits of these innovations."

The iPlex is a flexible video processing platform, rather than just an encoder chassis, and offers the industry's most complete IPTV head-end video processing solution. The system includes MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC SD and HD encoding, transrating support as well as multiple SD and HD video and audio transcoding options, and picture-in-picture (PIP) service generation, all packaged in a high density, NEBS-certified, telco-designed chassis. TANDBERG Television is the recognized leader in video compression and the only player to offer complete solutions for HD and SD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 and has over 14,000 MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD encoders commercially deployed, over 180 IPTV customers and approximately 25% of the IPTV head-end deployments worldwide.

About TANDBERG Television

TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, delivers the multimedia technology and expertise that is moving digital video forward. Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand or interactive television, the company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV, mobile TV, video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications. For more information, please visit www.tandbergtv.com.