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

DIRECTV On Demand Now Available Nationwide
Jun 30, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has launched its highly anticipated DIRECTV on Demand service to customers across the country. The platform is available at no additional charge to customers with a DIRECTV Plus® HD DVR or R22 DVR receiver.
News categories: DIRECTV, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Lincoln County Telephone System selects Alcatel-Lucent's triple play service delivery architecture for customers in Lincoln County, Nevada and new town of Coyote Springs
Jun 25, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that Lincoln County Telephone System (LCTS) will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA), the next- generation blueprint for triple play infrastructure.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Lincoln County Telephone System, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Latens Demonstrates Leading IPTV Service Delivery and Content Security Solutions Live at NXTComm
Jun 17, 2008 – At NXTComm, Latens Systems is showing a joint demonstration with Echostar (Nasdaq:DISH) which shows Latens' ECOsystem service delivery platform and content protection software specifically configured and optimized for Echostar's ViP-TV™ service.
News categories: Latens, ViP-TV, Broadband, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Huawei and DiBcom Partner to Offer Mobile TV on an HSPA Datacard
Jun 17, 2008 – DiBcom has announced that its state-of-the-art chipset, the DIB9080-H which includes a tuner and demodulator, is being used by Huawei for its new HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) card called E510.
News categories: DiBcom, Huawei, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Brazoria Telephone deploys Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture
Jun 17, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that Brazoria Telephone has deployed Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) to deliver broadband voice, video and data services to customers south of Houston.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Brazoria Telephone, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

ZyXEL Announces Industry's First ADSL2/2+ 802.11n Gateway and New IPTV Product Offerings
Jun 16, 2008 – ZyXEL has announced the availability of two new products - the P-660HNU series 802.11n ADSL2/2+ wireless gateway and the STB-1001 IPTV set-top box.
News categories: ZyXEL, Broadband, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Ericsson to Showcase the Television Experience of Tomorrow at NXTcomm 2008
Jun 13, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will showcase its end-to-end Internet Protocol Television offering (IPTV) at NXTcomm 2008 to allow operators and service providers a glimpse at the future of the individual television experience.
News categories: Ericsson, 5G, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV

Global Market for Consumer Telecommunication to Reach US$2 Trillion by 2012
Jun 10, 2008 – Revenue from consumer telecommunication network services will grow at a steady annual clip of about 5.7%, on average, over the next five years, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile

Price squeeze looms as telcos compete for pay-TV customers
Jun 9, 2008 – According to the latest research from media analysts Screen Digest, IPTV is rapidly becoming a commodity - bundled for no extra cost with a broadband and/or telephony package.
News categories: Screen Digest, Broadband, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK