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Profile:Optibase, Ltd. provides equipment for various professional video applications in the broadband Internet protocol television (IPTV), broadcast, government, enterprise, and postproduction markets worldwide. It offers encoding, decoding, video server upload, and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters, and content creators. The company manufactures two product lines, video technologies and IPTV. Video technologies products consist of PCI platforms for encoding, decoding, and interfacing with digital video broadcast networks, and media gateways. IPTV products comprise IPTV market, which consists of telephone operators and Internet service providers offering broadband and telephone services. These products are also used for other applications and complementing the video technologies products to handle various channels at one location. In addition, IPTV products might be used to stream live broadcasts to a logging video server to meet compliance check requirements enforced by government regulation bodies or by advertisers. Optibase also develops and markets content creation software applications. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers through distributors, system integrators, and resellers. The company was founded in 1990 under the name Optibase Advanced Systems, Ltd. and changed its name to Optibase, Ltd. in 1993. Optibase is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

http://www.optibase.com/

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Optibase & Time Broadband Expand IPTV Services for MTNL India
Monday October 30, 6:10 am ET
100 H.264/AVC Digital TV Channels for the MTNL Network


HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS - News), a leading provider of advanced digital head-end video solutions, and its partner, broadband content services operator, Time Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd., announced today that they are expanding their IPTV solution to India's state-owned major telecom service provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL).



MTNL recently launched IPTV services, through Time Broadband, utilizing Optibase's IPTV MGW 5100 platforms for its digital IPTV head-end operation at the company's Network Operating Centre. Service provider, Time Broadband is geared up to deploy IPTV services on both TV & PC delivery, through network and internet service providers across India. Following the success of the initial deployment of Optibase MGW 5100 IP video head-ends providing 26 channels of Telco-grade streaming, Optibase has now supplied an additional 74 channels, totaling 100 MPEG-4 Part 10 H.264/AVC channels. Together with Time Broadband, Optibase is enabling the launch of their IPTV services in Delhi - one of the most affluent areas in terms of ARPU, with high sign-on rates for broadband internet Services.

"During the initial deployment, Optibase demonstrated their extensive IPTV know-how relating to H.264 AVC. We were impressed by the quality of the Optibase solution and the superior level of service. Therefore we decided to select the Optibase MGW 5100 integrated digital head ends for the full-scale commercial launch. We are confident that this productive relationship with the high level of commitment from Optibase will continue into the future with our plans for further growth of our IPTV services in prominent locations of the Indian market through multiple telecom operator relationships," said Time Broadband Services' Managing Director Sujata Dev.

Danny Lustiger, CFO of Optibase, stated, "We are delighted with the success of our first installation of Time Broadband at MTNL Delhi Network and look forward to a long-term collaboration with our globally eminent CDN partners, driving the large scale deployment of IPTV in India. Optibase combines high quality products with world-class services, providing MTNL with a carrier-grade IPTV solution required for the expansion of triple play services in the Delhi metropolitan high growth potential market."

About Optibase

Optibase provides professional encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California with offices in Japan, China, India and Singapore. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com.

About Time Broadband

Time Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd. is a closely held company incorporated in India with an objective to provide Convergent systems and underlying services to enable Telecom carriers to offer Rich-media Video basic and interactive television based Value-added services to their Broadband customers. Accordingly, the company has three distinct segments but complementary vertical business units to cover all domains of future expansion activities envisaged: a) IPTV CDN Services Management of Customer inter-phase on behalf of Telecom operators b) Technology Deployment & manpower support with inputs from top Techno-providers. C) Content Aggregation & digital Re-purposing for Content-providers for market expansion. TBSL has entered into an agreement with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited for provision of the video services on a 7 year tenure, as a part of its Tri-band service.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our marketing and operations plans for specific sales to visions west. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on management's current expectations which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks related to the evolving of the IPTV market in general, and in India in particular, competition, our ability to manage growth and expansion, general economic conditions and other risk factors. For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements in this news release, please refer to Optibase's most recent annual report on Form 20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein.



Contact:
Media:
Optibase, Ltd.
Sharon Ginga, 011-972-9-9709-255
[e-mail]
or
Investor Relations:
KCSA for Optibase
Lee Roth, [phone]
[e-mail]

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Source: Optibase, Ltd.

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Oktober 11, 2005

IPTV Growth To Skyrocket



By Matthew Friedman Courtesy of Networking Pipeline

The Internet television (IPTV) market is poised for explosive growth over the next five years, according to a new report from the Multimedia Research Group (MRG), which predicts that the IPTV subscriber base will swell almost 1000% by 2009.
The firm's "IPTV Global Forecast 2005 -2009: September 2005" predicts the worldwide IPTV market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 78%, from 3.7 million subscribers this year, to 36.9 million in 2009. The expansion of the subscriber base will be matched by an even more dramatic increase in service revenues in the same period, from $880 million to $9.9 billion, driven by the European and North American markets.

Revenues from sales of IPTV user hardware will also rise, but at a slightly lower compound annual growth rate of 44%, growing from $774 million in 2005 to $3.3 billion in 2009. Sales of IPTV set-top boxes and access systems will account for 68% of total system revenues in 2009. According to MRG senior analyst Bob Larribeau, American adoption rates have been impeded somewhat by shortages in affordable customer premise equipment and the imminent availability IPTV systems supporting Microsoft's IPTV middleware.

"IPTV is continuing to push forward in Asia and Europe, as deployments and trials in Japan, China, and India are really starting to show positive impact," Larribeau said in a statement. "The U.S. RBOCs (Regional Bell Operating Companies) are still lagging, due to issues that SBC and Bellsouth are facing, waiting for low-cost MPEG-4 set-top boxes and Microsoft's software, and dealing with the complexity of the system integration required. Progress in Europe is making up most of the difference."

MRG notes that IPTV adoption is predicated on digital subscriber line (DSL) penetration, and here, too, the firm forecasts that substantial growth will continue. The firm expects the number of worldwide DSL subscribers to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 22%, from 97 million this year, to 221 million by 2009.

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IPTV subscriber base set for explosive growth

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According to, iSuppli Corp, the worldwide subscriber base for Internet protocol television (IPTV) services is expected to expand by a factor of more than 26 from 2005 to 2010, spurring a competitive battle between video providers both old.

Global IPTV subscribers will grow to slightly more than 63 million in 2010, rising at a stunning compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 92.1 percent from 2.4 million in 2005, as shown in the figure below.


Source: iSuppli Corp. August 2006

Value added services
iSuppli projects that the IPTV subscriber base will generate more than $27 billion in overall IPTV services revenue in 2010. While video services will account for the largest portion of these dollars, value-added media services and IPTV operator advertising will combine to represent more than 14 percent of IPTV services revenue in 2010. Furthermore, across all IPTV services, the corresponding content licensing revenue will reach $11 billion in 2010.

“The fight to capture the expanding base of IPTV subscribers will put telecom operators on a collision course with existing pay-TV market competitors and with a new class of broadband video portals as they roll-out progressively more sophisticated offerings,” said Mark Kirstein, vice president, multimedia content and services for iSuppli.

Three phased growth
iSuppli categorizes market deployment of IPTV services in three phases. The current global IPTV market is early in its first phase: basic service deployment. The second phase will add an array of value-added and interactive services. Phase three will bring dramatic improvements in integration and interactivity.

Thus, in this pending battle for subscribers, providing a competitive video offering is merely the cost of entry for IPTV operators. Differentiation of IPTV services will be essential to bringing new capabilities to TV-based entertainment and attracting subscribers. Areas of differentiation will include:

• Interactivity, such as communication, community, voting, interactive advertising and television commerce (t-commerce).
• Integration across multiple platforms, across voice and data services and across content types, i.e. video, voice, music, gaming, data services and user content.
• Personalization, including intelligent TV recommendations, individualized advertising and non-linear video programming, such as video on demand (VoD) and digital video recording (DVR).
• Value-added services, including on-demand gaming, music, media applications, home networking management, security and data.

IPTV growth will drive its supply chain demand, Europe leads
Beyond the video service providers themselves, an array of companies will benefit from new opportunities arising from their roles as the ‘arms suppliers’ for the battle over the next generation of television distribution. These companies include infrastructure gear manufacturers, set-top box makers, software vendors and semiconductor suppliers, iSuppli predicts.

On a geographic basis, the European market has taken the early lead in the global IPTV market, both for subscribers and for revenue. However, Asia will generate faster growth than the other regions and will achieve the largest subscriber base by the end of this year. The Americas region will lead the world in terms of IPTV dollars starting this year because it will yield the highest average revenue per user (ARPU).

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Optibase Demonstrates Winning IPTV Solution at Telco TV
Monday November 6, 6:15 am ET


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS - News) a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions today announced that it will demonstrate its IPTV and digital video solutions at Telco TV 2006, November 6-8, 2006 in Dallas, Texas.
On display at the Optibase booth (#728) are the following:

Optibase's field proven, end to end solution for IPTV comprising Optibase's carrier grade Media Gateway product family. Optibase combines superior products with expert integration, development and implementation services to provide tailor-made end to end IPTV solutions, designed for each operator's particular needs. From satellite reception IRDs to the head-end and middleware through to the set up box at the end user, Optibase integrates all the key players in the IPTV ecosystem to ensure a high quality, reliable and cost effective IPTV system.
The latest addition to Optibase's family of IP streaming gateways, the MGW 230. A single-channel encoding and streaming platform, the MGW 230 includes key features such as composite video performance and SDI Video with embedded audio.
Adam Schadle, president of Optibase Inc., said, "At Telco TV, Optibase will showcase its flexible model design providing customers with future-proof video solutions to meet the evolving requirements of Telcos and service providers. Today, Optibase is channeling its vast expertise in the video arena to provide customized end to end IPTV solutions. Our Media Gateway platforms are designed to enable Telcos to build scalable, carrier grade IPTV solutions. Recent successful deployments attest to our ability to constantly provide the high quality products and solutions for which Optibase is renowned."

About Optibase

Optibase provides professional encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California and offices in, Japan, China, India and Singapore. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our marketing and operations plans. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on management's current expectations which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks related to the video technologies market in general, and the evolving IPTV market in particular, competition, our ability to manage growth and expansion, general economic conditions and other risk factors. For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements in this news release, please refer to Optibase's most recent annual report on Form 20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein.



Contact:
Media:
Optibase, Ltd.
Director of Corporate Communications
Sharon Ginga, 011-972-9-9709-255
[e-mail]
or
Investor Relations:
KCSA for Optibase
Lee Roth, [phone]
[e-mail]

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Source: Optibase, Ltd.