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

Parks Associates forecasts over 640 million broadband households worldwide by 2013
Jul 7, 2009 – The demand for high-bandwidth applications will jump in the next few years as the number of households worldwide with broadband will reach close to 650 million by 2013, according to international research firm Parks Associates.
News categories: Parks Associates, Broadband, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

Ericsson powers interactive TV for Ucom in Armenia
Jun 24, 2009 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is bringing high-quality, interactive TV to viewers in Armenia through a deal with operator Ucom. Ericsson will deliver its IPTV solution including GPON technology in the first contract of its kind.
News categories: Ericsson, Ucom, Armenia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware

Broadband, Pay-TV Drive Telecom Growth in Romania
Jun 18, 2009 – Broadband and pay-TV will become the major sources of growth in the Romanian telecom market during the next five years, while bundling remains key for success as competition intensifies, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Broadband, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Romania

Global IPTV market up to nearly 24 million
Jun 16, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics. Its report shows that broadband grew by 16.6 million lines globally in the last quarter alone, while IPTV continues to expand strongly.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Egypt, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, USA

Taylor Telephone IPTV To Use Conklin-Intracom fs|cdn®
Jun 9, 2009 – Taylor Telephone Cooperative is to deploy video services using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn® IPTV middleware. The service will offer SD and HD channels, using a mix of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoding, with on screen DVR & pause live TV capability.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Taylor Telephone Cooperative, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, USA

IPTV remains in a nascent state in the Arab World
Jun 8, 2009 – According to the Arab Advisors Group, seven service providers in six countries in the Arab World were offering commercial IPTV services as of May 2009. FTA channels and piracy remain the main obstacles facing IPTV uptake in the region.
News categories: Arab Advisors, Algeria, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Fibre, IPTV, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Market Research, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

2Wire, Huawei, and Thomson Make Major Gains across Broadband CPE Market Share Segments
Jun 8, 2009 – 2Wire, Huawei and Thomson captured major market share gains in the 2008 broadband customer premise equipment (CPE) segments, according to In-Stat. The segments include cable and DSL modems, routers, Wi-Fi Aggregators, and residential gateways.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable Modem, CPE, Gateway, Market Research, Router, Smart Home

Verimatrix and HFCNET Team to Deliver DVB-C/IP/DOCSIS Network for Cablemás
Jun 3, 2009 – Verimatrix and HFCNET & IP-NET have successfully completed integration in preparation for deployment of Mexico's first advanced DVB-C/IP/DOCSIS hybrid network with Cablemás, the second largest cable operator in Mexico.
News categories: Verimatrix, HFCNET, Cablemás, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Mexico

UAE's du invests AED 100 Million to upgrade network infrastructure
May 31, 2009 – du, the UAE's integrated telecom service provider, has upgraded its IP-based core network to 40 Gbps. For residential customers, this upgrade will enable du to offer IPTV with enhanced capabilities like HD, VoD and instant channel change.
News categories: 'du', Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, UAE