Ericsson delivers on-demand services for Com Hem

Ericsson has been selected to deliver new interactive services to Swedish pay-TV operator Com Hem.

Ericsson is designing, integrating and delivering the TV platform, which includes hardware and software solutions from Tandberg Television, which is part of the Ericsson group. The solution includes the OpenStream digital services platform, Xport Producer and EQ8096, as well as products from third-party vendors.

Com Hem’s new on-demand TV platform supports a range of services including video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV. The rollout of the new services has started, with around 500,000 subscribers expected by December.