Northport Wins IPTV Deal

LINKOPING, Sweden -- GothNet, the single largest urban network in Sweden, has decided toventure into the field of open TV-networks. To supply the middleware,GothNet has selected IPTV company Northport and its innovative platformModulution™.

“Urban networks have been working on the requirements for delivering openTV for a long time. The Modulution™ middleware from Northport and R&Dinstitute Acreo is the platform that makes it possible. At the same time, it givesus the unique position to offer a wide range of local and regional services ondifferent set-top boxes, all within the same environment”, says GothNet ABMarketing Director Hans Svensson.

Open TV-networks makes it possible for GothNet to cooperate with otherregional areas in western Sweden in a cooperation called “Västlänk”, whichcurrently has 19 urban network operators working together. This commitmentopens up a large number of services to many households. GothNet predicts itwill reach close to 250 000 customers in the region within three years.

“We are indeed happy and proud that GothNet, the largest urban network inSweden, selected us and Modulution™, and we are looking forward to anexciting and mutually prosperous cooperation”, says Northport AB CEO Lars-Thomas Rasmussen.

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