The technical case for VDSL2

VDSL2 is tailor-made for IPTV, especially HD, both in terms of bit rate and quality of service. At distances of up to 1 Km, VDLS2 is designed to deliver 50 Mbps downstream, but in practice the range is 32 to 40 Mbps, given that real bit rates are typically 65pc to 80pc of the theoretical limit.

While a recent survey cites reasons why IPTV will appear more slowly in the Andean countries, operators in Chile prepare for commercial launch. Branislav Pekic reports on the plans of Telefonica and others

Telekomunikacja Polska IPTV due in October targeting six cities

Company takes on Multimedia Polska, UPC and Aster City with basic 20 channel package, satellite bouquet offer and 500 titlec VOD service

True takes pragmatic approach to acquiring content

True Digital Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of True Corporation, is rolling out IPTV in Bangkok and has taken a shortcut to acquiring content for its new broadcast TV and VOD service by taking full control of the company that holds the rights to much of it – the cable operator UBC, which is Thailand's dominant Pay TV provider.

Using Siemens’ SURPASS instead of the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition

September introduction in Cape Verde to be followed by PT launch in its home country by June 2007. The entire network infrastructure will be upgraded by the end of this year, followed by tests. By Branislav Pekic

France Telecom set to launch IPTV in Spain, UK and Holland with operations based out of Paris

Brimming with confidence from the success of MaLigne TV (200,000 subscribers), the French incumbent plans to take on Telefonica, cable operator ONO, Spain’s consolidated satellite industry and the new DTT

City Telecom’s chairman admits: I would rather not do IPTV but my hand was forced by rival offer

Hong Kong's alternative broadband provider is reluctant to bid for top television content, focusing instead on Internet-centric over-the-top, user-generated and peer-to-peer video. John Moulding reports

This access technology buys operators more time to bring fibre to the edge of the network, extends the useful life of legacy copper and increases bandwidth to the home for HDTV services. By Philip Hunter

U.S. Telcos will push broadband hard and emphasise multiple services through a single device. By Jimmy Schaeffler, Chairman and CSO, and Sean Badding, President, at The Carmel Group