AXTEL and Ericsson bring next-generation TV

According to Ericsson ConsumerLab’s annual study – presented in the TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2012 – TV is more popular than ever. To remain competitive and meet the growing consumer demand for TV services operators need to offer innovations and interactivity. Mexican operator AXTEL has entered a partnership with Ericsson for the deployment, integration and management of an end-to-end next generation TV platform.The system deploys a number of Ericsson TV solutions, including the high-performance MPEG-4 AVC headend for linear and on-demand standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) TV channels, as well as the award-winning Ericsson Multiscreen Middleware. Ericsson has to date signed more than 240 IPTV contracts.