FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Widevine® Selected by SureWest to Protect One of the Nation's Largest IPTV Deployments
Widevine chosen for unique downloadable conditional access, digital rights management and digital copy protection on multiple platforms
SEATTLE, WA, May 23, 2007 –Widevine Technologies, the world’s leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, today announced that leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) has chosen Widevine to protect its IPTV services, one of the largest such services in the United States.
SureWest chose Widevine in part because of Widevine’s comprehensive security solution, a solution that can integrate quickly and provide flexibility in delivering premium Hollywood content to set top boxes, PCs, PVRs and increasingly popular mobile devices. Additionally, SureWest also recognized Widevine’s strong TelcoTV track record in North America, its downloadable conditional access solution and its ability to secure content across a wide range of IP video devices.
“We are committed to meeting customer demand for new services,” said SureWest senior vice president and CTO Bill DeMuth. “With Widevine’s integration into our existing IPTV infrastructure, we expect to quickly deploy a successful and reliable solution. Widevine’s ability to protect content delivered on multiple platforms and multiple formats enhances our ability to roll-out new and improved services quickly. Acquiring the best content is critical for our success. Having a single security solution that fulfills the content owners’ requirements and our needs, with the flexibility to grow and deliver to the devices our customers want, enables us to remain very competitive.”
SureWest, the first service provider in the U.S. to offer high-definition TV over a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) IP-based network, also claims the fastest residential Internet service in the nation with up to 50 Mbps for both uploading and downloading multimedia content. Its TV service includes 306 video and music channels and every premium channel—including 19 high definition channels—to its customers, as well as voice and high-speed Internet access.
“SureWest is very progressive in delivering its IP video services and now that their deployment has matured new security needs have emerged. SureWest’s selection of Widevine further proves that our core content protection technologies and proven security innovations enable service providers to license premium content and deliver new services their customers want. We are pleased to work with SureWest to secure the future of its IP video initiatives,” said Widevine’s CEO Brian Baker.
About SureWest Communications
Serving the Northern California region for more than 90 years, SureWest Communications is one of the nation's leading integrated communications providers. SureWest's bundled offerings include an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet, local and long distance telephone, and PCS wireless services. SureWest's fiber-to-the-premise IP-based network features high definition video and symmetrical Internet speeds of up to 50 Mbps.
For more information, please visit www.surewest.com
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 enabled 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 or at NXTcomm Booth #1145.
Media Contacts:
Ron Rogers
SureWest
Tel: +1 916 746 3123
r.rogers@surewest.com
Amanda Burrows
Widevine Technologies
Tel: +1 206 254 3110
aburrows@widevine.com
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