WISI Expands OTT and Multiscreen Executive Team

COLOGNE, Germany, June 7, 2016 -- WISI Communications GmbH & Co. KG (WISI) is pleased to announce that John Pomeroy has joined the executive team as Vice President of Multiscreen Infrastructure. In this role Pomeroy will lead the product management, marketing and sales of the expanded portfolio of WISI multiscreen and OTT infrastructure products and services.

"I was attracted by the company's vision that streaming will be as important to video delivery tomorrow as QAM is and has been for the past decade. The longer term investment and acquisitions WISI has made in the multiscreen space support this mission to deliver cost effective, rapidly deployable, and appropriately scaled solutions," Pomeroy said. "It is clear that there is a need for a well-established, experienced, and stable company, to deliver a proven end-to-end solution for this critical streaming market."

Pomeroy brings more than 25 years of experience in the digital video and electronics field. Most recently, John worked as VP of Marketing and Business development for ViXS Systems Inc. There, he led cloud and video delivery business including product management across the organization. In addition to his prior video technology leadership experience, Pomeroy has worked extensively with software and hardware engineering teams to deliver complex products to operators in the Cable and Telco markets. He is co-author of four patents in the video space and a veteran in the encoding, transcoding, and IP video delivery technology arenas.

"John is an experienced, dynamic executive and a great addition to the WISI team," said Axel Sihn, Managing Director of WISI Communications. "He brings with him a depth of market experience in streaming and video processing, broad technical knowledge, and extensive industry contacts that will give our customers a true advantage."

WISI executives are available for meetings at the WISI booth in the AngaCom 2016 Exhibition, Cologne, Germany June 7-9, located at E9, hall 10.2 and the meeting suite located at booth MS7, hall 10.1.

WISI Communications GmbH & Co. KG (WISI)

Wilhelm Sihn Jr. founded WISI in 1926 in Niefern-Oeschelbronn (Germany). Since nine decades the high-tech company is one of the world's pioneers in broadband reception and distribution technology. Today, WISI is active around the globe in the business fields: components for broadband networks, fiber optics for broadband, digital signal reception, processing and modulation for TV and radio, in-house multimedia. WISI currently employs 600 people at production sites in Germany, Europe, Canada and Asia. The company has subsidiaries in France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain, Canada and China. In addition WISI co-operates with more than 100 partners in all important international markets. More information can be found at www.wisi.de

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