OREANDA-NEWS. On 18 March 2009 Conklin-Intracom, being part of the business unit SITRONICS Telecom Solutions, announced that it has achieved the status of Systems Integrator for Cisco’s Service Provider Video Technology Group (“SPVTG”). This distinction adds significantly to the growing selection of ecosystem partners which enable Conklin-Intracom to provide innovative and robust end-to-end IPTV solutions.

Cisco’s set-top boxes are now be available to customers deploying Conklin-Intracom’s fs|cdn™ integrated IPTV solution. Video service providers can be confident in the knowledge that the team who brought fs|cdn’s flexible architecture to North America will bring the same level of support and customer service to integrating these industry-renowned components.

“We look forward to offering Cisco’s SPVTG products as an option for the growing number of IPTV projects we are involved in,” comments Ian Meletios, CEO of Conklin-Intracom. “It will bring a unique added value to our customer set.”

The first set-top boxes to complete integration are the Cisco models IPN330 and IPN430. They support MPEG-2, MPEG-4, standard definition, high definition, and the IPN430 supports digital video recording services.

The market for end-to-end IPTV solutions continues to grow in response to consumer demand for advanced services that combine the benefits of voice, data and video services within the home.