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

CANAL+ catch-up now available via the satellite set-top box
Sep 9, 2008 – CANAL+, a subsidiary of Vivendi (Paris: VIV), has announced that CANAL+ A LA DEMAND, the CANAL+ Le Bouquet catch-up service, is now available via the satellite set-top box as well as on the PC.
News categories: Canal+, CANAL+ A LA DEMAND, Broadband, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

TRE-FOR Bredbånd A/S Delivers Outstanding Customer Choice with Video on Demand over Fiber
Sep 8, 2008 – Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that TRE-FOR Bredbånd has transformed its open access fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to deliver advanced entertainment and interactive media.
News categories: Cisco Systems, TRE-FOR Bredbånd, Broadband, Content Distribution, Denmark, Fibre, IPTV

SMART Comp. to Install Fiber-to-the-Home Optical Infrastructure in 6,600 Brno Homes with Cisco Technology
Sep 3, 2008 – SMART Comp. plans to build a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) optical network in Brno based on the IP networking architecture of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). SMART Comp. plans to offer triple-play services in about 6,600 homes by September 2009.
News categories: Cisco Systems, SMART Comp, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

DIRECTV and TiVo to Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR with TiVo Service
Sep 3, 2008 – DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have announced that they have extended their current agreement, which includes the development, marketing and distribution of a new HD DIRECTV DVR featuring the TiVo® service.
News categories: TiVo Inc, DIRECTV, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

UTStarcom and Aksh to Power BSNL's New iControl IPTV Service in 20 Cities Across India
Sep 2, 2008 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced a contract with Aksh Optifibre (BOM: 532351) to deploy UTStarcom's end-to-end RollingStream® Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solution in 20 cities on Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Ltd. (BSNL)'s ADSL 2+ network.
News categories: UTStarcom, BSNL, Aksh Optifibre, Broadband, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Dominican Republic - Indotel and ETG-TEL inaugurate wireless IPTV
Aug 31, 2008 – A new-telephone company that will offer wireless 'Triple Play' in rural areas of the Dominican Republic has been inaugurated in Restauración, a town of eight thousand inhabitants located in the border province of Dajabón.
News categories: Indotel, Broadband, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, IPTV

Healthy Growth in Global Home Networks but Potential Issue on Horizon
Aug 26, 2008 – Driven by the rising number of broadband subscribers, the desire to share bandwidth, residential gateway use by broadband providers, the worldwide installed base of home networks is expected to break the 200 million mark by the end of 2008.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable Modem, CPE, Fibre, Gateway, Market Research, Smart Home

Hitachi Partners with Falcon IP/Complete for Facilities-based Video Services in FTTP Installations
Aug 25, 2008 – Hitachi Telecom (NYSE: HIT; TSE: 6501) has announced that it has teamed up with Falcon IP/Complete to provide a fully integrated MPEG-4 IPTV solution for operators who are implementing Hitachi's AMN1220 GPON Fiber to the Premises system.
News categories: Hitachi, Falcon Communications, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box

ARCHOS Redefines Mobile Internet and Media With Its Internet Media Tablets
Aug 20, 2008 – ARCHOS has introduced its new line of breakthrough portable devices, Internet Media Tablets (IMTs), that give people an entirely new way to enjoy the Web, digital media and TV on ultra-thin, extremely fast handheld tablets.
News categories: ARCHOS, Broadband, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet, USA