Ericsson wants to buy Microsoft's IPTV software

According to the agency business to Bloomberg, the Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson is in talks with Microsoft regarding the purchase of its units for the production of solutions for Internet TV (IPTV).

Microsoft IPTV solutions are focused on large telecom operators offering customers mobile TV, TV on demand and classic webcasts.

Sources close to the companies say that while all aspects of the transaction likely Microsoft and Ericsson have not agreed, but on the achievement of a final agreement could be announced in the next couple of weeks. Officially, neither Microsoft nor Ericsson this information is not confirmed. Bloomberg says nothing about the possible price of the transaction.


Analysts say that such a deal for Ericsson makes sense, as the company reduces sales in the key decisions for communication on a background of falling orders operators. More IPTV solutions enable Ericsson to diversify the portfolio and differentiated product offering. In addition, this business will spur the development of the software direction Ericsson, which emphasized the importance of top management of the Swedish company.

Today, the key solution Microsoft IPTV is a software-hardware system MediaRoom for placing in service provider data centers.