Interview: Jean-Francois Galtier, Netgem

Can you briefly explain the background to the creation of Netgem?
Netgem was created 20 years ago in the Internet TV space, quickly evolving to IPTV and OTT. We have been providing solutions for telecom operators to develop connected entertainment since then.

How quickly did the primary objectives of the Netgem business emerge?
After the first few years developing internet TV systems, Netgem scaled up its business with the massive deployment of IPTV and DTT in Europe in 2003/2004, serving several million households.

If you had to identify three milestones in the early development of Netgem and its range of solutions, what would they be?
The first step was the foundation of Netgem embedded software running on the…