Terremark and Eagle Broadband Sign IPTV Content Agreement

By Laura Stotler

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

Terremark Worldwide, Inc. and Eagle Broadband (News - Alert) Inc. have signed a multi-year, renewable co-location agreement to delivery IPTV (News - Alert) content throughout the US from Terremark’s NAP of the Americas Facility. Terremark provides Tier-1 Internet exchanges and is a global provider of managed IT infrastructure solutions for the government and private sectors. Eagle is a national provider of broadband, IP and communications technologies.

 

Eagle chose Terremark’s NAP of the Americas to provide a secure, fail-safe connection to customers throughout the US. The NAP of the Americas will serve as the central distribution hub for Eagle’s IPTV solution. The company’s IPTV services feature direct access to more than 200 channels of high-demand programming through a mix of stand-definition and high-definition set-top boxes.

 

“This is a significant step for us in the delivery of our IPTV solution and our growth strategy for this service," said Dave Micek, CEO of Eagle Broadband. "Terremark's robust and secure NAP of the Americas facility is the right place for us to be as we continue to grow our business in the IPTV content delivery service market."

 

"As this industry trend continues to get traction, we are delighted to welcome Eagle Broadband as one of the first IPTV distributors to our facility," said Manuel D. Medina, Chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. "Eagle Broadband will be able to connect their customers to their TV content providers by leveraging TWW's secure, redundant and scalable environment. We expect others will take notice and choose Terremark's solution for their critical infrastructure making the NAP of the Americas the virtual marketplace for IPTV content delivery service within the U.S. and abroad."

 

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Laura Stotler writes about IP Communications and related topics for TMCnet. She has covered VoIP and related technologies for seven years, contributing to Internet Telephony magazine and TMCnet, and as a freelance writer. To see more articles, please visit: Laura Stotler’s columnist page.