»Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (PDF)
With plans to expand its video on demand and linear broadcast services to its entire subscriber base of four million customers, Chunghwa needed content protection to acquire and distribute premium programming for optimal revenue generation. To accomplish this, Widevine was selected for its comprehensive content protection solution, ability to scale to a large subscriber base and proven experience securing multiple consumer devices.

"Widevine provides us with a precise technological fit for our requirements. The strong combination of leading edge technology and Widevine's good relationship with Hollywood places them at the top in the field."
—Dr. Chain-Chin Yen, Chunghwa Telecom

»Elion (PDF)
Facing stiff competition from incumbent cable operators, Elion knew it needed to quickly roll-out a differentiated service offering to meet its aggressive subscriber goals. Widevine ensured that Elion could acquire the premium content it needed to create superior television packages with a quick time to market.

"Elion evaluated Widevine with other content protection vendors including Latens, Verimatrix, SecureMedia and Conax. After further due diligence, we deployed trials of Widevine, Latens and Verimatrix. Only Widevine was able to prove its system was operable in the video ecosystem we deployed. That critical factor, along with Widevine’s proven legacy of delivering downloadable conditional access, digital rights management and digital copy protection to market, made Widevine the natural selection for the first national deployment of IP video services in Estonia."
—Jaan Inno, Elion

»Lattelecom (PDF)
In a region with stiff competition from incumbent cable and satellite operators, Lattelecom launched Lattelecom TV—the Baltic’s first MPEG-4 IPTV solution delivered on the H.264 platform. Lattelecom chose Widevine for its multiplatform, multiformat content protection solution to secure premium Hollywood content delivered to a wide range of consumer devices.

“Lattelecom chose Widevine because of its good relationships with major content owners. Hollywood is more willing to license content because of Widevine Cypher’s DCAS / DRM solution and, importantly to us, the proven support for HD and H.264, plus all the interactive client PVR and PCTV features that will differentiate our service.”
—Gints Kirsteins, Lattelecom

»Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) (PDF)
Content protection proved critical for SaskTel's video-on-demand launch. Widevine Technologies' comprehensive conditional access and DRM solution—Widevine Cypher®—helped SaskTel attain the premium content line-up necessary for a compelling customer offer.

"We chose Widevine because they are highly regarded by Hollywood for HD content protection and are the only company that could scale to the numbers of subscribers we need to support. Additionally, Widevine meets our emerging needs to expand the secure delivery of content to the PC and mobile video platforms."
—Robert Watson, SaskTel

»Sonaecom (PDF)
In a marketplace with a deeply entrenched incumbent and dissatisfied PayTV customers, Sonaecom seized on technological advances and the explosion of broadband as opportunities to launch Clix SmarTV, the country’s first IPTV and video-on-demand service. Sonaecom chose Widevine for its multiplatform, multiformat solution to protect premium content delivered to set top boxes, PCs and mobile devices.

"Sonaecom wanted to take advantage of explosive broadband growth and deliver a truly converged multi-service network offering. Widevine’s ability to protect multiple formats, multiple platforms and multiple devices using a single protection solution is a key factor in our growth plans for Clix SmarTV. And because content acquisition is one of the most critical elements of an IPTV deployment it was important to select a content security vendor that could ensure we can meet future expansion requirements to the PC and mobile platforms. Widevine is the proven content security vendor for enabling us to acquire the premium content that differentiates our service."
—Susanna Barbato, Sonaecom