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Faster Wireless Standard Making Mark in Home Networking, Says In-Stat
Sep 9, 2009 – In 2008, 10/100 Ethernet was still the leading technology in use with home networks worldwide. However, 802.11x networks will outnumber 10/100 Ethernet by the end of 2009, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Smart Home

More than half of Germany's households now have digital TV
Sep 8, 2009 – The German regulatory authorities (ALM) have released their 2009 report on the status of digitisation in Germany. By mid-2009, more than half of German TV households (55 per cent) had at least one digital mode of reception at their disposal.
News categories: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Spain - September DTT monthly update released
Sep 8, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT equipment sales in July reached a new record total of 1.146 million units. The cumulative number of DTT tuners sold since the beginning of the transition process in Spain is now over 21 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

COFETEL releases Mexico quarterly pay TV numbers
Sep 7, 2009 – Mexico's Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL) has released second quarter 2009 figures for its Telecommunications Sector Production Index (ITEL). Satellite is growing the fastest, year-on-year, with a rise of 13.2 percent.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

UK analogue switch-off reaches millionth home
Sep 7, 2009 – The switch to digital TV reaches its millionth home this week as analogue channels are turned off for good in two areas of the UK.
News categories: Digital UK, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial, UK

Sun Direct crosses 4 million subscribers
Sep 7, 2009 – Sun Direct, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in India, has achieved another milestone by crossing the 4 million subscriber base; the fastest growing player in the DTH market to do so in under two years, since its launch in December 2007.
News categories: Sun Direct, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Deutsche Telekom Entertain IPTV passes 800,000 marketed packages
Sep 4, 2009 – The Entertain IPTV offering from Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) is about to break into the mass market with over 800,000 marketed packages. The Group has a target of marketing one million Entertain packages by the end of the year.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Middleware, Subscribers

High-end HD and PVR Models to Be Growth Drivers for Taiwan's Cable STB Industry in 2H 09
Sep 4, 2009 – According to research from Taipei-based MIC, shipment volume of the Taiwanese digital cable STB (Set Top Box) industry reached 2.37 million units in the second quarter of 2009, up 8.0% year-on-year.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan