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

Kenya - Wananchi launches Zuku triple play service
Oct 7, 2008 – Telecommunications service provider Wananchi has unveiled Kenya's first triple play offering. Known as Zuku, the service consists of television, broadband and telephony.
News categories: Wananchi, Zuku, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Kenya, Tanzania

Jungo Fast Channel Switching Solution to Deliver Enhanced IPTV User Experience
Oct 2, 2008 – Jungo (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that its OpenRG™ residential gateway software now supports a patent-pending, fast channel-switching feature, improving the performance of broadband access equipment.
News categories: Jungo, BBWF, Broadband, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Software

D-Link Selects Infineon's IPTV Feature Package to Enhance its DSL Offering
Sep 30, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that the world's leading network specialist D-Link has chosen Infineon's DSL CPE software extension package to support concurrent Erasure Decoding and Retransmission for High Quality IPTV.
News categories: Infineon, D-Link, Broadband, CPE, IPTV, Semiconductor, Software

COMSTAR Launches HDTV
Sep 29, 2008 – Comstar-UTS (LSE:CMST) has fully launched its 'STREAM' branded High-Definition Television (HDTV) services in Moscow in the modernized parts of the MGTS network.
News categories: COMSTAR, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

Alcatel-Lucent enhances triple play architecture, giving service providers the foundation for unrivaled video quality, personalization and interactivity
Sep 29, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced an evolution of its Triple Play Services Delivery Architecture (TPSDA), providing a foundation for operators to deliver superior video quality, with greater personalization and interactivity.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, BBWF, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV

Chinese High-Definition Interactive Digital TV Leader Taps CopperGate for Low-Cost, Easy-to-Install EoC MDU Deployment
Sep 29, 2008 – CopperGate Communications has announced that B-STAR has selected HomePNA-based technology as its primary solution for its Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) interactive Digital TV (iDTV) test program in Shanghai.
News categories: CopperGate, B-STAR, Broadband, Cable TV, China, Semiconductor, Smart Home

EPB selects Alcatel-Lucent for FTTH services in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sep 24, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) and EPB have announced that EPB has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IPTV solution to offer advanced TV and additional communications services to its customers in the greater Chattanooga area.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, EPB Telecom, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

FTTH Connections Rise to 3.76 Million North American Households
Sep 23, 2008 – The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with fiber is continuing, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million.
News categories: Fiber-to-the-Home Council, RVA Market Research, Broadband, Canada, Caribbean, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, North America, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Russia - 9,000 have applied for AKADO HDTV
Sep 16, 2008 – AKADO (Comcor TV), part of Russia's Renova Group, started taking orders for HDTV equipment and services on September 1, 2008. The service is planned to start in October.
News categories: AKADO, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Russia, Set Top Box, Subscribers