Tut Systems, Inc., an industry leader enabling the delivery of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks, today announced that it has expanded its distribution relationships in the Chinese telecommunications market through a relationship with the CETC-IPTV.

CETC-IPTV, a part of CETC (China Electronic Technology Group Corporation), has a long history of providing high-technology solutions to telecommunications and cable operators throughout mainland China and has more than 50,000 employees. CETC-IPTV will use its vast sales network and system integration capabilities throughout China to deliver IPTV solutions powered by Tut Systems Astria® content processor (CP). CETC-IPTV is responsible for researching, consulting, integrating, and selling solutions for the rapidly expanding Chinese IPTV market. In November 2005, Light Reading predicted that China will account for more than 25% of the world's IPTV subscribers by 2010.

"In identifying a solutions partner for our IPTV business, we looked for a market leader with advanced technology and a strong history of successful, real-world deployments," said John Wu, Vice Chief Engineer of CETC-IPTV. "With an unparalleled, global IPTV customer base dating from 1999, Tut Systems is uniquely qualified, and we are pleased to be working together with them in the fast-growing IPTV market in China."

"CETC-IPTV is a welcome addition to the network of distributors that we have built over the last decade in China," said Bob Noonan, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service for Tut Systems. "The explosion of interest in IPTV in China is a great opportunity for both Tut Systems and CETC-IPTV and we look forward to a long and successful partnership."

The Industry's Leading IPTV Platform for Telcos
More than 160 service providers across five continents deliver IPTV powered by Tut Systems digital headends. The Astria family of video processing platforms, which serves as the core of the company's digital headend solution, processes both analog and digital video streams from multiple satellite and local sources in a variety of formats. The Astria CP supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC video compression, local ad insertion, forward error correction and provides real-time conditioning for distribution of video and audio over any ATM, IP, or RF broadband network. The Astria VSP provides the highest density, carrier class, single chassis product for the delivery of IP video over RF broadband access networks, including coax and FTTP (Fiber to the Premises).