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Fornebu (pte035/17.03.2005/14:00) - Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor http://www.telenor.com and Europe's leading provider of interactive TV solutions to hotels, OTRUM http://www.otrum.com have signed a deal for the use of two-way satellite broadband. As the Norwegian company reports in a press release on its website, under the agreement, OTRUM will use the DVB-RCS service mainly to deliver films to hotels, but also to establish two-way communication with their installed systems within hotels. With Telenor's DVB-RCS service, OTRUM will have the possibility to deliver film content to its hotel customers via satellite, resulting in a cost-effective and reliable solution. http://press.telenor.com/PR/200503/985446_5.html
"Whilst looking for an additional method for delivering film content to our customers, it was clear that satellite distribution would offer benefits in several areas," said Fredd Causevic, president and CEO of OTRUM. "Logistically, delivering film content from a central source is practical - saving both time and money. At the same time, this will improve our service to hotels, with overnight film updates and more flexibility in the film selection. Via two-way communications we can also monitor and update the software installed at individual hotels, giving these online hotels improved reliability and remote service," he added.
As Telenor reports, the satellite broadband market is growing and the introduction of new and improved technology will accelerate this development. The DVB-RCS product enables the company to meet the market demand for more low-cost broadband satellite services, "OTRUM's requirement for two-way satellite communication was a bit unusual for satellite broadband, but using this flexible technology allowed us to match the requirement," said Cato Halsaa, managing director of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. "OTRUM needed a cost effective solution to distribute large content files to many users spread all over Europe. Covering multiple sites over large geographical areas is what satellite does best and with our new DVB-RCS service we have the technology available to reach into more market segments than TV and radio broadcasting," Halsaa added.
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