SeaChange is partnering with Turkey-based Argela to serve the growing global market for IPTV. Turk Telekom is the first customer of the partnership, for which SeaChange is also providing systems integration and professional services. SeaChange and Argela’s combined product offering will enable telco network operators to offer telephony, messaging, Internet access, mobility services, VOD and personal video recording services that integrate seamlessly with their service delivery platforms. The companies are partnered to bring these services to the rapidly growing market for IPTV, which SNL Kagan estimates will reach at least 46 million subscribers globally by 2012.

SeaChange brings the experience of software, systems integration and service deployments spanning some the world’s largest telcos including Verizon, NTT-Communications (OnDemandTV) and Telus. Argela brings the experience of developing, deploying and maintaining new generation telecommunications solutions for telcos, which includes the Argela SDP, the main building block of the Argela multiplay IPTV middleware solution.

Argela’s multiplay IPTV Middleware

Argela multiplay IPTV middleware allows the operator to open up multimedia control capabilities to third parties, while giving complete control of the third parties to the operator. This means that operators can also offer media streaming, video communication, interactive video games and high-speed Internet access in a secure and reliable environment along with the basic IPTV functionality.

SeaChange’s TV Navigator

Proven in some of the world’s most demanding deployments, TV Navigator is SeaChange’s next generation client platform for telco, cable and hybrid operators that accelerates the creation and delivery of revenue-generating IPTV applications. Examples include time-shifted TV, games, DVD on-demand, caller ID and IMS/converged applications. Applications are fully customizable, or can be built from the ground up to reflect the individual identity of a network operator and the capabilities of its set-top box.

SeaChange, Turk Telekom and Argela will be attending the upcoming IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa, Nov. 3-4, at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel in Dubai.