Thomson's pre-integrated triple platform, the first launched on the Market, integrates Cirpack telephony services with SmartVision video services and is combined to Thomson's consumer premises equipment and Grass Valley head end solutions.

By migrating to IP with Thomson cable operators can offer additional services such as:

• Primary line telephony with HD Sound (High Definition voice quality)
• Multi-line telephony over a single cable connection
• Wireless music streaming from the network to the user's HiFi system
• VOD
• Personal Video Recording (in the network or the set top box)
• Time shifting (the ability to pause and resume live broadcasts)
• Electronic programme guides with direct access to Web content
• Interactive TV

More info: http://www.thomson-nis.com/solutions/index.shtml

Thomson's Cirpack voice switching platforms allow operators to easily deploy primary line telephony with advanced voice services over any network whether legacy TDM, IP or cable, making them particularly suitable for the German market. Certified by Deutsche Telecom for connection to the PSTN, Thomson's Cirpack voice service platform is already being used by 12 regional operators in Germany including cable operators such as EnviaTEL. Worldwide nearly 5 million subscribers are being managed by Thomson's Cirpack platform via over 85 providers, including large European and Latin American cable operators, in 35 countries. Its reputation has been established on delivering exceptional quality and reliability for primary line telephony, an essential factor, combined with cost-competitiveness, for winning and retaining subscribers. More info: www.thomson-nis.com

Thomson's SmartVision video services platform manages users, TV channels bouquets, VOD packages, statistics, and provides a graphical user interface for subscribers to select content. SmartVision helps cable operators to optimise delivery of video services over IP enabled infrastructures leveraging one single "video subsystem". Operators manage delivery of video services over heterogeneous architectures (DSM/FTTH, Cable/IP hybrid, DVB-H/3G/MBMS). Thomson's SmartVision allows cable operators to offer interactive video and VOD content on top of their existing cable TV services, managing an integrated solution which allows broadcast (live TV) and unicast (VOD and niche TV channels) within one system. SmartVision manages video on demand requests, interfacing with Thomson's Sapphire Video on demand servers. Thomson's Sapphire is Europe's leading VOD streaming server. More info: www.thomson-nis.com/products/smartvision.html