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

STMicroelectronics Achieves EuroDOCSIS 2.0 Certification for HD Set-Top Box Reference Design
Dec 17, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has achieved EuroDOCSIS 2.0 certification for its production-ready reference design for feature-rich cable set-top boxes (STBs) using the company's STi7141 system-on-chip.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Tata Teleservices launches 'Photon TV' mobile broadband IPTV
Dec 3, 2009 – Tata Teleservices (NSE:TTML, BSE: 532371) has announced the launch of Photon TV, an application that allows its mobile broadband subscribers to watch live TV on their laptops while on the move, and on their PCs at home and in the office.
News categories: Tata Teleservices, Apalya, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Mobile, Streaming

North-West Telecom Starts PON-Based Triple Play in Kaliningrad
Nov 13, 2009 – In November 2009, North-West Telecom started commercial operation of triple play services based on passive optical networks (PON) in Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad becomes the company's second regional division after St. Petersburg.
News categories: North-West Telecom, Avangard, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Russia

SK broadband adds 35,000 IPTV subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 6, 2009 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced results for the third quarter of 2009. Subscribers to SK broadband's broad&tv IPTV service increased by 35,000 in the quarter to reach 810,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: SK broadband, Fibre, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

44% of France's ADSL subscribers have TV-over-DSL
Nov 3, 2009 – France's telecoms authority, ARCEP, has published its latest market survey up to the end of the second quarter 2009.At the end of the period, 44% of ADSL subscribers, or 7.7 million, were also subscribing to TV-over-DSL.
News categories: ARCEP, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Belgacom TV adds 75,000 customers in 3Q09
Oct 30, 2009 – Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) has reported results for the first nine months of 2009. Over the period July to September 2009, the Belgacom TV customer base grew by 75,000 customers compared to 52,000 for the same period last year.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Broadband, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

France's Multiplay Success Drives FTTH Interest
Oct 29, 2009 – By 2014, 50 percent of households in France will subscribe to a triple-play offer as operators invest in FTTH to stay competitive, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Market Research

SureWest Video RGUs up 100 in 3Q09
Oct 29, 2009 – SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Broadband Residential revenues increased 12% year-over-year to $29.4 million due to 10% growth in average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: SureWest, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Broadcom Announces HD Cable STB SoC With Integrated MoCA®
Oct 27, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)-integrated BCM7125 and BCM7119 single-chip, multi-format HD DOCSIS® 2.0 compatible SoCs for the next evolution of the North American connected home.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, ICs, Middleware, North America, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home