CHESEAUX, Switzerland -- HanseNet, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia and one of the fastest growing telecom operators in Germany, has selected Nagravision, the world leading independent provider of open conditional access and integrated solutions for digital TV operators and content providers, to secure the Alice broadband Pay-TV bouquet and VOD offering.

NagraIP offers HanseNet a secure platform for its more than one hundred free digital television and premium Pay-TV channels to be broadcast to consumers over broadband DSL.

Under its brand Alice, HanseNet will launch the service prior to the FIFA World Cup in June/July 2006 leveraging Nagravision’s ability to rapidly and efficiently deploy secure IPTV solutions integrating an extensive range of best-in-class partners. Nagra IP platform will enable HanseNet to introduce value-added services such as video on demand as it further develops it commercial offer.

"This agreement allows us to accelerate the deployment of our solutions on DSL networks and strengthens our leadership in the protection of premium content on every type of platforms, be they cable, satellite, terrestrial, mobile or broadband," said Holger Ippach, VP – Global Head of IPTV Business of Nagravision. “It further extends the Nagra IP worldwide footprint, including a.o. neufCegetel in France, Jazztel in Spain and PanAmSat in the USA, while confirming Nagravision’s leading role in the German market. As commercial IPTV services are expected to be a fast-growing Pay TV segment, we are committed to expand our presence in this sector."

HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH