Algerie Telecom launches IPTV

Algerie Telecom launched SAFIR, the country’s first IPTV service, equipment supplier Netgem revealed, according to TeleGeography CommsUpdate.

The service was rolled out across the telco’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in collaboration with Netgem and the telco’s systems integration partner SPEC-COM Algerie.

Netgem’s NetgemTV software and set-top boxes will allow the operator to deliver triple-play services and a choice of 60 IP-delivered TV channels.