IPTV News

Thomson and Nokia Siemens Networks co-operate to aid the development of IPTV services with 3G femto home access solution

July 12, 2007 – Thomson and Nokia Siemens Networks are to collaborate in developing a pioneering 3G femto cell home access solution, enabling IPTV services.

IP-PRIME reveals fruits of NDS Metro middleware integration

SES AMERICOM and NDS have been showing US telcos the rich IPTV user experience that is now available to them as part of the IP PRIME service, which covers the distribution of MPEG-4 AVC content into headends and - as part of a fully managed solution - can also take care of set-top box management including software, EPG, subscriber management, and remote management and control for the headend systems.

AT&T selects Sun Microsystems servers to power delivery of IP-video

July 12, 2007 - AT&T is to utilize Sun Microsystems servers and modular arrays to help deliver the IP-based video service, AT&T U-verse TV.

Cable & Wireless secures UK IPTV deal with Inuk

July 11, 2007 - Cable & Wireless will be delivering national IPTV services via broadband in the UK, through a wholesale deal with Inuk Networks.

Pace at IBC 2007: The future of the digital home – from set-top boxes to converged digital services

July 9, 2007 - In its Silver Jubilee year, Pace Micro Technology plc, the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry, will be showing a full range of solutions for the digital home at IBC 2007 - from standard set-top boxes to HD recorders to hybrid solutions.

IPTV moves beyond early adopters and innovators

July 9, 2007 - Recent forecasts from Alcatel-Lucent show that IPTV subscriptions are set to reach between 70 million and 100 million by 2010. In fact, at the end of 2006 IPTV subscriptions totalled 2.2 million, double the number in 2005, according to a report from market research company InfoCom.

Dutch digital TV households pass 2 million milestone, accelerating growth of IPTV customers

July 9, 2007 - According to Telecompaper, the number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew 5.9 percent to pass the 2 million mark during the first quarter, ending the period with 2.12 million subscribers. The number of total Dutch TV connections grew by 0.3 percent during the quarter to 7.026 million, despite a 1.9 percent drop in analogue TV connections to 4.91 million.

200 channel, end-to-end IPTV platform ecosystem targets Tier-2 and Tier-3 telcos

DigiSoft.tv, Verimatrix, GoBackTV and CSI Digital have teamed up to provide what they claim is a cost-effective and highly scalable end-to-end IPTV solution for IP network operators in the US. The package includes over 200 TV channels.

Spirent Communications selected as Test System Provider for Cisco IPTV infrastructure

July, 2007 - European Advanced Networking Test Center AG has selected Spirent testing solutions to analyze Cisco Systems’ IPTV infrastructure in a test commissioned by Light Reading.

Hanaro Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent’s optical solution to enhance its network capacity in Korea

July 5, 2007 - Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Korean broadband service provider, Hanaro Telecom, to support its network expansion.

ESPN STAR Sports chooses TANDBERG Television for MPEG-4 AVC contribution and distribution system

July, 2007 - TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, has been chosen by ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) to provide the advanced video compression head-end for MPEG-4 AVC contribution and distribution (C&D) system.

Sumitomo Electric chooses Intellon’s HomePlug AV powerline solution for IPTV services in Japan

July, 2007 - Sumitomo Electric Industries has chosen Intellon’s HomePlug-based INT6000 IC to enable in-home distribution of KDDI’s IPTV services in Japan.

Inuk adds Barclays Premier League Football to its IPTV service

July 4, 2007 - Inuk Networks is to provide access to live Barclays Premier League games on the Setanta Sports 1 channel as part of its TV offering - Freewire TV Extra: Student Pack.

Motorola completes acquisition of Modulus Video

July 3, 2007 – Motorola has completed its acquisition of Modulus Video, provider of MPEG-4 AVC compression systems designed for delivery of video content in the IPTV, cable, broadcast and satellite marketplace.

JANET and OSTN to launch IPTV to universities in the UK

July 3, 2007 – JANET(UK) has developed an IPTV partnership with the Open Student Television Network (OSTN) to offer educational, foreign language, news, and entertainment IPTV content to all of OSTNs connected sites, representing a user base of up to eighteen million users which includes all colleges, universities and the majority of schools in the UK.

Thomson and Nokia Siemens Networks co-operate to aid the development of IPTV services with 3G femto home access solution

IP-PRIME reveals fruits of NDS Metro middleware integration

AT&T selects Sun Microsystems servers to power delivery of IP-video

Cable & Wireless secures UK IPTV deal with Inuk

Pace at IBC 2007: The future of the digital home – from set-top boxes to converged digital services

IPTV moves beyond early adopters and innovators

Dutch digital TV households pass 2 million milestone, accelerating growth of IPTV customers

200 channel, end-to-end IPTV platform ecosystem targets Tier-2 and Tier-3 telcos

Spirent Communications selected as Test System Provider for Cisco IPTV infrastructure

Hanaro Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent’s optical solution to enhance its network capacity in Korea

ESPN STAR Sports chooses TANDBERG Television for MPEG-4 AVC contribution and distribution system

Sumitomo Electric chooses Intellon’s HomePlug AV powerline solution for IPTV services in Japan

Inuk adds Barclays Premier League Football to its IPTV service

Motorola completes acquisition of Modulus Video

JANET and OSTN to launch IPTV to universities in the UK

Freewire TV adds MTV into its pay-TV channel mix

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