Despite the massive investments necessary in Asia/Pacific’s IPTV market, both in technology and content procurement, telecom operators must invest to gain subscriber market share according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.

IPTV
in Asia/Pacific: Profit Picture Fuzzy, but Momentum Building analyzes the challenges
facing IPTV providers and looks at the key drivers behind service rollouts in Asia/Pacific.
The 13-page report includes two case studies focusing on Hong Kong and South Korea,
providing insights into the different strategies used by operators in each market
to gain a foothold in the highly competitive broadcasting space. Media Forecasts are
also available for 14 markets in Asia/Pacific and provide competitive intelligence
on the pay-TV and mobile TV dynamics, market share information at both the technology
and operator levels, and five-year adoption and revenue projections.

Although Asia/Pacific has the distinction of having the most successful IPTV operators
globally, and rollouts continue throughout the region, operators continue to face
challenges in three key areas: regulatory constraints, content, and technology costs,
notes Charles Moon, analysts at Pyramid Research and author of the report. “Typically,
regulatory issues come first, then the mammoth challenge of valuing and procuring
content along with technology issues – both of which can affect subscriber take-up
and bottom lines,” says Moon.

IPTV in Asia/Pacific: Profit Picture Fuzzy, but Momentum Building is part of Pyramid
Research’s Asia/Pacific Telecom Insider report series. Telecom Insiders are packed
with trend analysis, industry best practices, market sizing and forecasting, competitor
analysis, and case studies, providing you information you can leverage to make better
business decisions.

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UTStarcom named
the leading IPTV provider in Asia in Multimedia Research Group’s latest Global IPTV
Market Leaders Report. The in-depth analysis tracks the top 100 IPTV vendors in 24
regional sub-segments. UTStarcom’s strategic IPTV deployments and strong subscriber
gains drove the company’s rise to the top in the Access, VOD, Set-top-Boxes, Middleware
and Content Protection categories.

UTStarcom pioneered IPTV in China when it introduced its RollingStream end-to-end
IPTV system in 2005. As of March 2009, UTStarcom’s RollingStream supported more than
1.32 million live IPTV subscribers globally. In 2008, UTStarcom partnered with Guangxi
Telecom Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom, to deploy the first IPTV-based
digital signage solution in 14 Guangxi cities. UTStarcom was also among the first
to deliver the Olympic Games via IPTV to China viewers during summer 2008. This April,
the company was selected as the only technology supplier for the first mobile television
system across Hainan province, driven by China Telecom’s Hainan branch.

UTStarcom is also a recognized IPTV leader throughout the Indian subcontinent. The
company partnered with Aksh Optifibre Ltd. in 2007 to deliver the first commercial
IPTV service in Delhi through Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. With UTStarcom’s continued
partnership, Aksh set an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to offer its
iControl IPTV service in 20 cities across India and additionally in Mumbai with MTNL.
UTStarcom also has a long-standing relationship with Bharti Airtel in Delhi NCR. Additionally,
UTStarcom’s RollingStream platform is being used by Sri Lanka Telecom to deliver IPTV
services in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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UTStarcom Named Leader in China, India IPTV Markets

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KIT
digital and Akamai have joined
forces to deliver IP video across multiple mediums, including online, mobile networks
and IPTV-enabled set-top boxes. The companies have signed a new strategic agreement
that calls for them to build upon a long-standing vendor relationship and engage in
collaborative sales and marketing efforts on a global basis. This is a unique initiative
for both companies and reflects their shared vision for the future of the IP-video
market.

According to the terms of the agreement:

• KIT digital will package and resell Akamai solutions with its KIT VX Video Management
  Platform. This will enable video delivery via online, mobile networks and IPTV-enabled
  set-top boxes on a more integrated and cost-effective basis.
• For streaming and video-on-demand services, jointly served enterprise clients will
  receive maximally efficient storage and bandwidth.
• Akamai will collaborate with KIT digital to jointly market the KIT VX Video Management
  Platform to key Akamai enterprise customers.

Akamai’s globally distributed computing platform powers 15-20 percent of all Web traffic,
optimizing the transfer of information and increasing complex media performance. While
Akamai has been KIT digital’s preferred streaming and storage partner for several
years, this agreement allows for a more strategic offering of the companies’ respective
products and services, providing end customers with improved quality and a more cost-effective
joint solution.

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KIT digital and Akamai Enter Into Strategic Alliance