THOMSON: Leading Scandinavian Telecoms Operator Telenor Selects Thomson’s IPTV Systems

Thomson Solutions to Support IPTV Service Deployments in Norway, Sweden and Denmark

PARIS–(EMWNews – July 22, 2008) – Leading Scandinavian telecoms operator Telenor has

selected IPTV solutions from Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS),

the worldwide leader in video solutions, for deployment of IPTV services in

Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Thomson end to end solution includes the

SmartVision service management platform, video on demand servers and a

choice of set-top boxes including one incorporating PVR functionality with

local hard disk recording.

Thomson is providing Telenor with its SmartVision video services platform,

which incorporates middleware, video on demand (VoD) servers and two ranges

of IP set top boxes[1]. In addition, Thomson is supplying full system

design, engineering and integration services including training and

maintenance, as well as integrating the conditional access solution of

Conax for content security.

“IPTV is an essential service in Telenor’s future offering to our

customers, and therefore we selected a market leader with strong expertise

in both video and telecoms engineering,” said Witold Sitek, CTO for

Telenor’s Nordic region. “Our choice of Thomson was largely based on their

proven experience in IPTV system deployments internationally and their

capability to offer a competitive integrated technical solution with a

promising future roadmap in this rapidly evolving area. To achieve the

required benefits of scale in this area, the deployment of IPTV services

across all three countries is key — and Thomson’s ability to manage

projects in different geographies is equally important.”

As well as being the leading Scandinavian telecom operator, Telenor is the

largest distributor of traditional DTH and cable-TV services in the Nordic

region and one of the fastest growing providers of mobile communications

services worldwide covering 12 countries with 150 million subscribers. As a

long-term supplier of gateways to Telenor, the agreement strengthens

Thomson’s relationship with this leading Nordic operator.

“Telenor is one of the major telecom operators in Europe and we are

delighted they have chosen Thomson to accompany them in this multi-country

IPTV deployment,” said Jacques Dunogué Thomson’s Senior Executive Vice

President, Head of the Systems division. “Thomson is unique in offering

complete IPTV and triple-play end-to-end solutions from video headends to

consumer premises equipment, and this project further demonstrates our

ability to build world-class IPTV infrastructures for tier-one operators,

as well as our ability to help customers such as Telenor innovate and

differentiate their offering.”

Market Leadership in IPTV, Triple Play – from Head End to Premises

As reported by industry analysts MRG Inc in 2007, Thomson’s SmartVision is

the IPTV service platform managing the largest number of subscribers

worldwide. An industry leader with the most comprehensive and advanced

package of triple-play solutions and membership in the HD Forum and Open

ITV Forum, Thomson is committed to leveraging its IPTV expertise to develop

adjacent markets and solutions in hybrid systems and mobile systems.

With its customized solutions, Thomson helps operators to offer a larger

range of entertainment and greater quality of service, thanks to its

ability to offer both end-to-end solutions (from headend through to VOD

servers to set-top-boxes) and systems integration capabilities.

Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of

management expectations for future periods, constitute “forward-looking

statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” of the U.S. Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements

are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject

to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to

differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the

forward-looking statements due to changes in global economic and business

conditions, “media and entertainment” markets, and regulatory factors. More

detailed information on the potential factors that could affect the

financial results of Thomson is contained in Thomson’s filings with the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Thomson: the worldwide leader in video solutions

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS) is the world leading provider

of solutions for the creation, management, delivery and access of video,

for the Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) industries. Our clients

are studios, broadcasters, network operators (telcos, broadband, satellite

and cable operators) and an increasing range of professional users of

videos.

We deliver superior value to our customers through a unique combination of

industry leading technologies, systems and services, enabling us to offer

differentiated and innovative end-to-end solutions based on a broad

portfolio of Intellectual Property.

At the cross-roads of the CME industries, leveraging our core competencies

in video but also audio, data and voice, we enable our customers to take

advantage of the growth opportunities brought on by the digital convergence

revolution. For more information: http://www.thomson.net.

[1] The DBI2210 and the DBI8500 with integrated hard drive for personal

video recording

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