Press Release
Entone Selected by South Central Telcom for IPTV Launch
May 3, 2010
Entone, Inc., a leading provider of Hybrid TV solutions, today announced that South Central Rural Telephone Coop has selected Entone's award-winning Hydra™ IP video gateway and Amulet™ IPTV receiver for their high-definition (HD) IPTV service launch.
Founded in 1950, SCRTC is a regional telecommunications provider covering nine counties within South Central Kentucky, including: Barren, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, Larue, Adair, Green, Allen and Nelson. With headquarters in Glasgow and a branch office in Munfordville, this member owned cooperative has developed into an integrated communications provider offering reliable full-feature Telephone, Digital High-Definition Television and Broadband Internet as its core services to over 30,000 residential and business customers.
"We needed a field-proven whole-home IPTV solution that would allow us to deliver integrated broadband services and advanced video applications without having to rewire our subscriber’s home," explained Max Phipps, General Manager at SCRTC. “The economic advantages of Hydra made Entone a clear choice. Entone products will enable us to offer innovative and compelling IP-based services to our growing customer base.”
As part of Entone’s Hybrid TV family of products, the Hydra IP video gateway and Amulet IPTV receiver integrate patent-pending media routing technologies that enable the delivery of live broadcast television and rich media services throughout a subscriber’s home without requiring new wiring or a set-top box at each TV set.
“We are pleased to be adding South Central to our prestigious list of more than 100 operators deployed with Entone," said Steve McKay, CEO of Entone. “We are excited to be collaborating with the SCRTC team and we look forward to supporting their IPTV rollout."
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About Entone, Inc.
Entone is a market leader in Hybrid TV and media hub solutions. Initially established in 1999 by the team that deployed the world's first and largest commercial IPTV service, Entone’s proven technology enables service operators to reliably deliver integrated IP-based video and advanced broadband services using existing in-home wiring.
Entone’s technology seamlessly integrates broadcast television, whole-home digital video recorder (DVR), web media services, personal media sharing, and place-shifting. Entone’s Hybrid TV solution is the next-generation entertainment platform for delivering a rich and unique television service over existing broadband networks. As part of the Entone Hybrid TV solution, Entone’s media hub products deliver next-gen services throughout a networked home without requiring a separate set-top box at each TV set.
Over 100 of the world’s leading service operators are deployed with Entone to support their IP and Hybrid TV video services.
Entone is a privately held company with headquarters in Silicon Valley, California and offices in Europe, Hong Kong and China. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms such as Menlo Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Coral Group. For more information about Entone, go to http://www.entone.com.
Media Relations Contact:
Van Nguyen-Duong
Tel: +1 (408) 391-3881
Email: van.duong@entone.com