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

SNL Kagan Expects Continued Growth for Cable Operators
Sep 12, 2008 – According to research published by SNL Kagan in its 28th annual 'Broadband Cable Financial Databook,' U.S. cable operators are expected to add 48 million subscribers to advanced services over the next decade.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA

Bouygues Telecom to launch IPTV in October
Sep 12, 2008 – According to news agency AFP, Bouygues Telecom (Paris:EN), France's third mobile operator, will launch its ADSL broadband TV service on October 20th, 2008.
News categories: Bouygues Telecom, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, France, IPTV, Router, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Experience the best in digital TV with Pace @ IBC
Sep 12, 2008 – At IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will be demonstrating how it is bringing the worlds of broadcast and broadband closer together as we move towards convergence in home entertainment technologies.
News categories: Pace plc, Broadband, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Microsoft Mediaroom Unveils Next-Generation Advertising Platform for IPTV Services
Sep 12, 2008 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has unveiled the Microsoft Mediaroom Advertising Platform at IBC2008. The offering lets IPTV service providers deploying Microsoft Mediaroom offer targeted, measurable and interactive advertising spots all from one platform.
News categories: Microsoft, Mediabrands, Enrique Rodriguez, Nick Brien, Broadband, Content Distribution, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

P2P-Next Project presents world's first video end-to-end streaming distribution
Sep 11, 2008 – P2P-Next, a pan-European conglomerate of 21 partners, has released its first version of NextShare, an Open Source P2P video delivery platform, at IBC 2008. NextShareTV is a set-top box implementation running on low-cost embedded hardware.
News categories: P2P-Next, Broadband, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Russia's Largest Cable Operator Selects Harmonic for Digital Video and On-Demand Services Rollout
Sep 10, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that National Cable Networks (NCN) has selected Harmonic's solutions for digital television as well as advanced services such as video-on-demand (VOD) and network-based digital video recording (DVR).
News categories: Harmonic Inc, NCN, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Russia

Magnet selects Inuk's igloo for PCTV solution to broadband and FTTH IPTV customers
Sep 10, 2008 – Inuk Networks has announced that Magnet Networks has selected Inuk's igloo virtual Set-Top Box to extend Magnet Entertainment's IPTV service to PC and Macs.
News categories: Inuk Networks, Magnet Networks, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IBCShow, Ireland, Media Player, Streaming

ADB to Show Innovative Technology Designed for Mass-Deployment at IBC2008
Sep 9, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it will focus on a number of revenue enhancing features and solutions specifically designed to support digital television operators at IBC2008 (Hall 4, Stand B48).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Vidiom, Osmosys, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

GET Norway Selects TANDBERG Television for Cable VOD Network Upgrade
Sep 9, 2008 – TANDBERG Television has announced that its OpenStream® Digital Services Platform and market-leading EQ8096 Edge QAM solutions have been selected by Get Norway to help create its video-on-demand (VOD) services which it will launch this autumn.
News categories: TANDBERG, Get, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Norway