Next Generation Cable
Overview
ipTV News Studio (part of ipTV News) and IPTV World Forum are hosting a video debate discussion, organised to take place during IPTV World Forum 2008 in London. The sessions will take place each day from the 12th March. Panel proceedings will be recorded and made available on:
www.iptv-news.com
www.newvideotechnology.net
www.connected-home-news.com
and on the IPTV World Forum 2009 Web site. There will also be a write up in the March/April issue of ipTV News magazine, with the online version showing the recorded video debate. For further details contact Michael Panes.
Or call +44 (0) 203 3773218.

What will the discussion involve? Cable operators are facing up to the threat posed by IPTV and the continuing growth of satellite, and pondering the likely impact of over-the-top Internet video as broadband speeds improve. They are also looking ahead to increased triple-play penetration and improved economics for non-HFC expansion, with unbundled DSL giving them the opportunity to compete on a national scale, in some instances using digital terrestrial to provide the video part of the triple bundle, and always the possibility of video-over-DSL later. Faced with threat and opportunity in equal measure, the European cable industry is working hard to bring advanced and innovative services to market. Priorities (beyond launching/expanding digital tiers) include increasing volumes of HDTV and HD on-demand, much faster broadband, and more standard-definition VOD and television-on-demand. Looking further ahead, provision of mobile phone services (quad-play), flexible home networking and on-screen convergence of telecoms/entertainments will all be important.