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

Blockbuster eyes streaming to TVs
Apr 9, 2008 – Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month.
News categories: Blockbuster Inc, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Pirelli selected by Alice France as the new supplier for triple-play gateways
Apr 9, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions and Alice France have signed an agreement for the supply of broadband Gateways in the frame of the latest ADSL2+ and FTTH access offers.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Alice, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

BBC and Nintendo collaborate to offer BBC iPlayer on Wii
Apr 9, 2008 – Erik Huggers, the BBC's Group Controller for Future Media and Technology, has unveiled a collaboration with Nintendo UK to offer BBC iPlayer via the Nintendo Wii.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Nintendo, Broadband, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, UK

Comcast Unleashes New 50/5 Mbps Extreme High-Speed Internet Service Using DOCSIS 3.0 Technology
Apr 3, 2008 – Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has unveiled a new extreme high-speed Internet service in its first DOCSIS 3.0, or wideband, market.
News categories: Comcast, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, USA

New Partnership to Develop Cable Networks of the Future
Apr 2, 2008 – A European cable consortium has announced the launch of the ReDe∫ign project which focuses on the development of technologies to extend the life expectancy of Hybrid Fibre Coax networks including a Next Generation HFC broadband architecture.
News categories: ReDe∫ign, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe

Monsoon Multimedia Announces HAVA TV Place-Shifting for the Nokia Internet Tablet
Apr 2, 2008 – Monsoon Multimedia has announced HAVA support for the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets, and the upcoming Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition, allowing customers to view and control their home TV from anywhere in the world over WiMAX or WiFi.
News categories: Monsoon Multimedia, Broadband, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Placeshifting, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

blinkx Introduces BBTV, Fusing High-Quality, Premium TV Content with the Interactive Power of the Web
Apr 2, 2008 – blinkx has announced the availability of blinkx BBTV - online TV that leverages blinkx's speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver a high-quality TV experience and link it to the universe of information on the Web.
News categories: blinkx, Broadband, Digital TV, Streaming

WiMAX Forum® Forecasts 133 Million WiMAX Users by 2012
Mar 31, 2008 – The WiMAX Forum today announced it projects more than 133 million WiMAX users globally by 2012. The forecast is based on the results of an independently commissioned research study to be published in April 2008.
News categories: WiMAX Forum, Broadband, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Home Networks Diffusion to Top 1 Billion by 2030, Penetrating Eight of Ten Global Broadband Households
Mar 26, 2008 – According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), home network systems are slowly but inevitably moving away from an early market characterized by tech-enthusiasts and hobbyists toward a more mature market stage where user experience takes precedence.
News categories: TDG, Broadband, Market Research, Smart Home