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Taiwan market: ADB Group and TFN Media to jointly deploy advanced cable services

Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings (ADB Group) has announced the signing of a three-year contract with multiple systems operator (MSO) TFN Media for the delivery of an end-to-end solutions to enable TFN Media to deploy advanced interactive digital cable services starting in early 2009.

The scope of the contract includes full system specification and provisioning, interactive application software development, MHP middleware, digital set-top boxes (STBs) and system integration. The ADB Group will act as a system integrator and will provide all the related products and services to TFN Media.

TFN Media , the household business development unit of Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile, is one of the leading MSOs in Taiwan, providing cable services to approximately 540,000 homes in northern and southern Taiwan.

TFN Media plans to purchase about 5,000-10,000 STBs from ADB in 2009 with trial launch slated to begin in the second quarter, according to company president James Jeng.

Commercial launch may start at the end of 2009 or in early 2010, depending on market situations, said Jeng, who also projected that over 80-90% of the company's clients will move into digitalization in 2013.

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