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

e-téra selects Anevia to deploy advanced IPTV services over FTTH
May 4, 2010 – Anevia has announced that e-téra has chosen Anevia's IPTV and video on demand servers to deploy IPTV services over fiber to the home (FTTH) in the French towns of Toulouse and Albi.
News categories: Anevia, e-téra, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV

ReDeSign shows first public live transmission of DVB-C2
May 4, 2010 – The ReDe∫ign Project demonstrates the world's first public DVB-C2 live transmission at ANGA Cable 2010. The event marks an important milestone with respect to the introduction of the new technology in European broadband cable networks.
News categories: ReDe∫ign, ANGA COM, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-C2

Broadcom Whole-Home Connected Cable Platforms Address European Requirements
May 4, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced highly integrated whole-home connected cable platforms that address European requirements for web-based software applications, connectivity, energy efficiency and security support.
News categories: Broadcom, ANGA COM, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

South Slope Communications Coop Moves Forward with Calix for Fiber Access Project
Apr 26, 2010 – Calix (NYSE: CALX) has announced that Iowa ILEC South Slope Cooperative Communications has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver IPTV, symmetrical data services, and VoIP to its service area.
News categories: Calix, South Slope Coop, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Bell Labs achieves 300Mbps over just two traditional DSL lines
Apr 21, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that its research arm, Bell Labs, has successfully demonstrated a technology that boosts the transmission speeds achievable over just two digital subscriber lines (DSL).
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Broadband, Content Distribution, CPE, Digital TV

Northeast Louisiana Telephone Company moves forward with Calix Active Ethernet solutions
Apr 20, 2010 – Calix (NYSE: CALX) has announced that Northeast Louisiana Telephone Company has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver IPTV services, data up to 1 Gbps, and VoIP services in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
News categories: Calix, Northeast Louisiana Telephone, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Halstad Telephone Company selects Calix for trio of fiber access initiatives
Apr 13, 2010 – Calix (NYSE: CALX) has announced that Halstad Telephone Company (HTC) has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver advanced IPTV services, data services, mobile backhaul, and VOIP services in Minnesota and North Dakota.
News categories: Calix, Halstad Telephone Company, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Amino secures CDE Lightband IPTV contract
Apr 12, 2010 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO.L) is to be the long-term provider of MPEG-4 set-top boxes (STBs) to CDE Lightband, the broadband and electricity provider for the city of Clarksville, Tennessee.
News categories: Amino, CDE Lightband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

KPN adds HDTV to its IPTV service
Apr 6, 2010 – KPN has launched high-definition (HD) TV on its Interactieve TV IPTV service. The new service consists of 10 HD channels: Nederland 1, 2 and 3, Net5, SBS6, Veronica, Flemish channels Één and Canvas Ketnet, and thematic channels Discovery HD and Animal Planet HD.
News categories: KPN, Broadband, IPTV, Netherlands