Broadband (xDSL, DOCSIS, WiMax, FTTH, …) News

onwave launches satellite triple-play to bring digital services to every UK household
Jun 1, 2011 – onwave has announced the launch of its satellite based triple play packages in the UK. The company is launching uniformly high quality packages of digital TV, home phone and up to 10Mb broadband for every UK household, regardless of location.
News categories: Eutelsat, onwave, Broadband, Digital TV, Satellite, Streaming, UK

Worldwide Residential Gateway Revenues to Surpass 10 Billion in 2015
May 16, 2011 – The residential gateway market continued its rise in the broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) space. As a result, new In-Stat research forecasts that residential gateway revenues will surpass $10 billion in 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, CPE, Gateway, Market Research, Router, Smart Home

Zhone Technologies Chosen by Doylestown Telephone to Support FTTH Triple-Play and ADSL Deployments
Apr 6, 2011 – Zhone Technologies (NASDAQ:ZHNE) has announced that Doylestown Telephone Company of Ohio will deploy Zhone's MXK™ multiservice access node (MSAN) to enable triple play services for its customers using GPON and ADSL network technologies.
News categories: Zhone Technologies, Doylestown Telephone, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010
Mar 23, 2011 – Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, USA, Video Exchange

Guangzhou Digital Media Group Selects Entropic Communications Access Technology to Offer IPTV Service
Mar 22, 2011 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that Guangzhou Digital Media Group has selected Entropic's Broadband Access Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) technology to offer IPTV service to its subscribers.
News categories: Entropic, Guangzhou Digital Media, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Semiconductor

Topway Collaborates With Broadcom to Launch Network Trials in China Using the DOCSIS®-Based EoC Technology
Mar 22, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Topway has selected its DOCSIS®-based Ethernet over Coax (EoC) cable architecture to launch their network trials next month in Shenzhen.
News categories: Broadcom, Topway, ZTE, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Semiconductor

Gehua Cable Deploys Network Trials Based on Broadcom's Innovative DOCSIS®-Based EoC Solution
Mar 22, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its DOCSIS®-based Ethernet over Coax (EoC) cable architecture has been chosen by Gehua Cable to launch their network trials in Beijing.
News categories: Broadcom, Gehua Cable, Sumavision, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Semiconductor

BroadLogic and ZTE Announce New Approach for Digital TV Over EPON
Mar 21, 2011 – BroadLogic and ZTE (SEHK:0763; Shanghai:000063) are teaming to offer and showcase a new solution that uses EPON infrastructure to deliver digital TV video-on-demand and broadcast services to cable subscribers in multiple-dwelling units.
News categories: BroadLogic, ZTE, Cable TV, CCBN, Content Distribution, Fibre, Semiconductor

DVB approves DVB-RCS2 specification
Mar 14, 2011 – DVB has approved the first two of three DVB-RCS2 specifications for the 2nd generation DVB interactive satellite system. DVB-RCS2 is natively developed for IP services and is specified for interactive satellite services in several market segments.
News categories: DVB Project, Broadband, DVB-S2, Satellite