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

Verizon Reports Sustained Revenue Growth and Continued Strong Cash Flows for 4Q and Full-Year 2008
Jan 27, 2009 – In the fourth quarter, Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) added 303,000 net new FiOS TV customers. The company had 1.9 million FiOS TV customers at year-end 2008, adding nearly 1 million FiOS TV customers since year-end 2007.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

ADB Group and TFN Media Bring Advanced Interactive HDTV Experience to Taiwan
Jan 13, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it has signed a three-year contract with TFN Media for the delivery of an end-to-end solution for TFN Media's deployment of interactive digital cable services in Taiwan starting in early 2009.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, TFN Media, Foxconn Technology, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVB-MHP, Middleware, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Sezmi Announces First Public Demonstration of Complete Personal Television System
Jan 7, 2009 – Sezmi Corporation has announced that it is broadcasting live in Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. This marks the first time that Sezmi has publicly demonstrated the full capabilities of its breakthrough personal TV system.
News categories: Sezmi, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Entropic Communications Exceeds Shipment Milestone of 20 Million c.LINK® Chipsets
Jan 6, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that it has shipped over twenty million c.LINK® chipsets. Entropic's c.LINK technology enables the creation of a whole home entertainment network and supports MoCA® 1.0 and 1.1 standards.
News categories: Entropic Communications, CES2025, Fibre, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

FTTH Council Issues First Official European Ranking Of FTTH Market Penetration
Dec 15, 2008 – The first official European Fibre"to"the"Home (FTTH) ranking shows smaller countries leading the way in FTTH connections. Mid-term projections show, however, that bigger economies are closing the gap.
News categories: FTTH Council, Broadband, Denmark, Estonia, Europe, Fibre, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Subscribers, Sweden

BBC, ITV and BT to bring broadband to the TV
Dec 11, 2008 – The BBC, ITV and BT are joining together to work as partners to promote a common industry approach and consumer offer to deliver on-demand TV over broadband.
News categories: BBC, ITV, BT, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Over 3 Million IPTV Subscribers in Japan by 2012
Dec 4, 2008 – In a new report titled Japan IPTV Market Outlook, ROA Group projects that the number of IPTV subscribers in Japan will exceed 3 million by 2012, which is approximately 10% of FTTH subscribers, and the penetration rate of IPTV is expected to be 6%.
News categories: ROA Group, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Fairpoint Communications to pilot HD IPTV
Dec 3, 2008 – FairPoint Communications (NYSE:FRP) will give free high definition flat screen televisions to 100 Portsmouth, New Hampshire homes as it tests new video television technology in its fiber-optic service area.
News categories: FairPoint Communications, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

German utilities Stadtwerke Sindelfingen/Boeblingen select Alcatel-Lucent's fiber-based triple play solution
Nov 18, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has been selected by Stadtwerke Sindelfingen and Stadtwerke Boeblingen, utility companies near Stuttgart, for the deployment of a fiber to the home (FTTH)-based triple play solution.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Stadtwerke Sindelfingen, Stadtwerke Boeblingen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Germany, IPTV