CHAMBESY, SWITZERLAND -- 03/11/08 --
11 March 2008 - Geneva, Switzerland and Chicago, USA: Advanced
Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com), a leading supplier of digital
TV systems and software solutions for interactive television,
announced today that it has been selected to supply IPTV set-top
boxes (STBs) to SeaMobile (www.seamobile.com), a dominant player and
supplier to the at-sea/remote location communications and
entertainment services industry. ADB's advanced WAV-2500W units,
based on the latest advanced video coding (AVC) technology, are
enabling SeaMobile to deploy interactive, digital video services on
their client's cruise ships - the new services will allow guests to
access a wealth of video and interactive entertainment services
including IPTV and Video on Demand (VoD).
The contract marks another achievement in ADB's progress in the IPTV
market in North America, where it has already supplied IPTV products
to over 90 independent operating companies (IOCs). It also marks the
company's first incursion into the at-sea marketplace. "We are
delighted to secure this new contract with SeaMobile", commented Jim
Lomax, Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing from ADB. "It is
the first time that ADB has been involved in supplying an off-land
application in the entertainment and services industry. We believe
that our set-top boxes will enable SeaMobile to provide its customers
with market-leading and state-of-the-art digital entertainment".
ADB's WAV-2500W STB is an advanced IPTV STB enabling services to be
distributed from a central head-end to individual guest rooms cost
effectively, and will serve both European and American applications.
The new service will provide a combination of live video received
on-board by satellite signal, stored content and VoD distributed over
Ethernet. SeaMobile provides VSAT satellite communication systems and
many services like the ability to use mobile phones, personal
computers, and receive daily newspapers while at sea. The company is
the leader in the maritime industry, serving cruise lines, ferries,
yachts, commercial ships, the offshore energy industry and the
government and military. SeaMobile has recently added video services
to their expanding portfolio of products for cruise lines through a
SeaMobile division, Wave Entertainment Network.
"We are very happy to be working with ADB to deploy our new video and
entertainment services", commented Larry Lemoine, President of Wave
Entertainment Network. "As the leader in the at-sea communications
industry, it was essential that we partnered with an innovative and
proven IPTV set-top box supplier. We feel that we have found the
right partner with the technical knowledge to successfully launch and
deploy our latest product for the cruise line industry".
Product deliveries have already commenced.
For further media information please contact:
ADB SA:
Mark Goodburn
Director of Marketing
Tel: +44 7989 961437
m.goodburn@adbglobal.com
For investor relations information please contact:
ADB Holdings:
Tina Nyfors
VP, Corporate Development
Tel: +41 22 592 8433
t.nyfors@adbglobal.com
-ends-
About ADB
Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com) is a leader in the
design, development and supply of high-quality products to the
world-wide digital television market. The Company has deployed over
10 million set-top boxes, across high-volume markets, incorporating
the industry's pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardware
technologies.
ADB has established itself as a trusted partner to television
operators supporting them to launch new services using
state-of-the-art technology. Through its unique end-to-end
understanding of set-top box software, ADB is able to design and
supply highly efficient and optimized hardware platforms ahead of the
competition.
Approximately 70% of ADB's workforce is dedicated to engineering;
developing products across all the digital television technology
platforms including cable, Internet Protocol (IP), satellite and
terrestrial.
ADB is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with its main Research
and Development facility in Zielona Gora, Poland and Operations
division in Taipei, Taiwan. ADB has local representation in
Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the Ukraine, the United
States and the United Kingdom.
ADB is a member of the ADB Group of companies; ADB Group
(www.adbholdings.com) is publicly listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange
(SWX: ADBN).
ADB. Defining Digital.
About SeaMobile Enterprises
SeaMobile Enterprises is the dominant global service provider of
at-sea communications, connectivity and content services. Our VSAT
solutions are delivered by the industry leader, Maritime
Telecommunications Network (MTN), a division of SeaMobile
specializing in the maritime industry. Our global VSAT satellite
communications network offers the reliability that only "Always On -
Always Available" systems can provide. Over 350 vessels worldwide,
including most cruise ships, the government and military, private
yachts, ferries, the offshore energy industry, and commercial
shipping customers depend on our voice and data networks to keep
people connected anywhere in the world. Our premier services include
remote access for Internet, fixed and mobile phones, fax, television,
on-board newspapers, and direct payroll deposit.
For more information, visit www.seamobile.com
http://hugin.info/136393/R/1199491/244739.pdf
Copyright © Hugin AS 2008. All rights reserved.
