Microsoft signs Mexican cable operators
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft's television division is licensing its software to major cable operators in Mexico as it builds momentum for its tests in the United States. Microsoft TV Division will announce Tuesday that it is signing three of the largest cable operators in Mexico to use its software in set-top boxes to be installed in subscribers' homes. The companies have already begun sending subscribers boxes that use Microsoft TV software, such as Microsoft's interactive program guide, its Foundation Edition software and Microsoft TV Advanced.
When the installations are complete, Microsoft TV software should be in about 725,000 boxes by the end of 2004. The deals are nonexclusive, multiyear agreements, and Microsoft has not invested in any of these operators, according to Ed Graczyk, a director of marketing at Microsoft TV Division.