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Europe's New Member States continue to dominate the FTTH Rankings
Oct 26, 2010 – The number of fibre-to-the-home subscribers in Europe, including Russia, has increased by 22% over the past six months, thanks to the booming broadband market in the Eastern part of Europe, according to the latest figures from the FTTH Council Europe.
News categories: FTTH Council Europe, BBWF, Broadband, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fibre, Finland, France, IPTV, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Streaming, Sweden

Pay-TV Now Taking 'Lion's Share' of Asia's High Net Worth Audiences
Oct 26, 2010 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced that pay-TV in Asia has reached the tipping point of 50 percent penetration of all Asian TV homes.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Korea, Market Research, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Thailand, Vietnam

Technicolor, the first company to deliver 100 million gateways worldwide
Oct 25, 2010 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH ; NYSE: TCH) has announced that it has achieved the major milestone of 100 million gateways delivered worldwide, out of 500 million broadband connections deployed in households and businesses globally.
News categories: Technicolor, CPE, Gateway, Market Research, Smart Home

Cable Set Top Box Market Shifting to IP Video and IPTV Services
Oct 21, 2010 – Traditionally, the cable TV industry has relied upon MPEG-based transport to send digital video signals. However, over the past few years interest in Internet Protocol (IP) video has been growing, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Europe Leads 2Q10 Residential Gateway Unit Shipment Growth with Over 30% Increase
Oct 20, 2010 – Residential Gateway unit shipments were up 18.1% from the previous quarter and 37% from the same quarter last year. This surge was lead by Europe which posted more than a 30% increase in unit shipments, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable Modem, CPE, Gateway, Market Research, Router

iPad Helps Spark a Cable Set-Top Revolution
Oct 19, 2010 – The arrival of high-powered end-user devices such as the Apple iPad is driving cable network operators to demand more sophisticated set-top boxes (STBs) from equipment suppliers, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading.
News categories: Heavy Reading, Cable TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA

HickoryTech Achieves 10,000 Digital TV Subscribers Milestone
Oct 18, 2010 – HickoryTech (Nasdaq: HTCO) has announced that it has surpassed 10,000 Digital TV subscribers. This milestone demonstrates HickoryTech's long-term commitment and success in growing its broadband services throughout southern Minnesota.
News categories: HickoryTech, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

Global Connected TV Shipments Forecast to Reach 118 Million in 2014
Oct 18, 2010 – While much of the news coverage surrounding TV features concentrates on 3D, the quiet revolution of connected TV is reaching new heights with over 40 million units expected to ship in 2010, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

3D TV Not Growing as Fast as TV Makers Expected in 2010
Oct 12, 2010 – 3D TV is now readily available in retail, but the uptake among consumers has been limited by high prices and lack of content. However there will be tremendous growth in 3D TV shipments over the next few years, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV