FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 29, 2007
Widevine Technologies Selected by Brasil Telecom to Protect IPTV Deployment
Widevine chosen for its unique downloadable conditional access, digital rights management and digital copy protection on set top boxes, PCs and mobile platforms
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 29, 2007 –Widevine Technologies, the world’s leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, today announced that Brasil Telecom has chosen Widevine to protect its IP video service. Scheduled to launch in phases, the service enables subscribers to securely view a variety of premium Hollywood content and local programming on set top boxes, home media gateways and, eventually, PCs.
Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BTM), one of the country’s major providers of converged telecommunications services, is the first to offer IPTV in Brazil. In October it launched in Brasilia with 300 customers. Brasil Telecom’s selection of Widevine from a short list of content security vendors is, in part, due to its proven ability to protect and enable the acquisition of premium content at Tier 1 operators worldwide.
“Our decision to deploy premium video content is critical to delivering a compelling offer to our customers,” said Luis Henrique Castro Lima, Director of Mobile Operations and Business Development of Brasil Telecom. “Brasil Telecom requires a content protection solution that meets current content owner requirements and also supports future growth opportunities. Specifically, we are looking ahead to the need for a solution to secure and protect content across a wide range of existing IP video devices.”
“Over the last seven years, Widevine has changed the way the industry thinks about content security including the importance of protecting the digital hole—the point when content has been decrypted on a video consumer electronics device just prior to on screen display. This is critical for protecting premium content delivered to consumer devices that are becoming increasingly popular,” said Brian Baker, President and CEO of Widevine. “Brasil Telecom’s selection of Widevine further proves Widevine’s core content protection technologies and future proof digital copy protection capabilities are the preferred solution for Tier 1 operators globally. We are pleased to work with Brasil Telecom to deliver new revenue generating business models and secure the future of its IP video initiatives.”
About Brasil Telecom
Brasil Telecom is the first super carrier in Brazil to supply, in an integrated way, all market’s demands with convergent solutions in fixed and mobile telephone services, voice and data transmission, national and international long distance services, data center services, as well as Internet access (broadband and dial-up).
The company provides local wire line and mobile telephone services in the Federal District and in the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goias, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, as well as national and international long distance services all over the country.
In addition, Brasil Telecom offers broadband Internet access (Turbo), with ADSL technology; broadband content through its providers BrTurbo and BrTurbo Empresas; and wireless broadband Internet access (BrTurbo ASAS), with WiFi technology Its Turbo broadband service exceeds 1.2 million subscribers covering 1,200 cities and 65% of its service area. Internet providers iG (dial-up and broadband) and iBest (dial-up) are also part of Brasil Telecom Group, which makes the company the largest Internet provider in Latin America.
Brasil Telecom has over 10.8 million fixed lines installed and is the second largest broadband base in Latin America. In last than 24 months of full commercial operation, the company reached over three million customers in mobile telephone services. In return of all customers’ trust in Brasil Telecom’s products and services, the company supports and sponsors cultural, social and sports projects, always aiming to establish long-term partnerships that contribute to the country’s development.
Transparency and unrestrictive access to information in the company’s relations with investors and shareholders reinforce the soundness and confidence of investing in Brasil Telecom. The company was the first Brazilian fixed telephone services operator resulting from the privatization process to list ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in 2001, and is the first in its industry to join the Level 1 Corporate Governance Classification at Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (Bovespa), in 2002.
For more information, please visit www.brasiltelecom.com.br
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the leading provider of downloadable content protection, digital forensics and digital copy protection solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine enables telco, cable, fiber, satellite, internet and wireless service operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of digital content.
Utilizing a combination of downloadable conditional access and digital rights management techniques, Widevine Cypher Suite enables operators to acquire and license premium studio content and, through unique patented technologies, reduce capital and operational expenditures. Widevine Cypher persistently encrypts both digital broadcast and video-on-demand (VOD) content, regardless of video infrastructure, network protocols or compression technologies. An innovator in the industry, Widevine invented the downloadable, solution Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ client which today protects more IP video set-top boxes, consumer electronics devices and Windows PCs in the industry than any other vendor.
Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA, funded by Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd (DNP), PaceSetter Capital Group, Phoenix Capital Partners, TELUS (NYSE: TU) and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
For more information see Widevine Technologies at www.widevine.com.
Media Contact:
Amanda Burrows
Widevine Technologies
Tel: +1 206 254 3110
aburrows@widevine.com
César Ferreira Borges
Brasil Telecom
Tel: +55 61 34151378
cesarb@brasiltelecom.com.br
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