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Neuf Cegetel: 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – More than 1,050,000 new broadband subscribers joined Neuf Cegetel in 2007. The group has therefore established itself as France's leading alternative broadband operator with 21% market share at the end of 2007.
News categories: Neuf Cegetel, Earnings Release, Presentation, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Surewest Launches VoIP Telephony and IP-based HD PVR
Mar 10, 2008 – SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) has announced the launch of Digital Phone, its new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product, and its IP-based multi-stream high definition digital video record (HD DVR).
News categories: SureWest, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

NextWave Wireless Announces MXtv™, a Breakthrough Mobile TV and Advertising Platform for WiMAX Operators
Mar 10, 2008 – NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE) has announced the launch of MXtv, a mobile multicast and broadcast technology that enables WiMAX operators to deliver multimedia services including mobile TV without having to invest in new spectrum or additional radio access network equipment.
News categories: NextWave Wireless, Huawei, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Kudelski Group To Provide Full End-To-End Solution For Portugal Telecom's National Hybrid Satellite - Broadband Pay-TV Services
Mar 10, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced that Portugal Telecom has selected a suite of Kudelski Group products for the national rollout of its new hybrid satellite-broadband Pay-TV services to be launched in 2008.
News categories: Nagravision, Portugal Telecom, OpenTV, Broadband, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

NTT Plala To Offer Japanese TV Subscribers 5,000 Unlimited Films
Mar 10, 2008 – Japan's NTT Plala has said that its new fiber-optic television service, which will debut at the end of the month, will feature a lineup of more than 10,000 movies and dramas through video-on-demand, including unlimited access to some 5,000 titles.
News categories: NTT Plala, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan

FTTH Shipments a Record 6.3 Million Ports in 2007
Mar 6, 2008 – According to DITTBERNER's 'DSL, FTTH and FTTB/LAN Shipment Analysis,' FTTH shipments rose 5% QoQ to 1.7 Million and 42% for the whole year to 6.3 Million. Both were records.
News categories: DITTBERNER, Broadband, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

PCCW reports 2007 annual results
Mar 6, 2008 – now TV took a leadership position in the local pay-TV market last year and secured an installed customer base of 882,000 at year end, up 16% from 2006's 758,000.
News categories: PCCW, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Thomson Showcases Powerful Broadband Home Networking Ecosystem at CeBIT 2008 with Several New Products
Mar 4, 2008 – During the CeBIT show, Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) announced a series of major enhancements - including four new wireless products - to its end-to-end offering of multiple-play solutions and services already available to broadband network operators.
News categories: Thomson, Broadband, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Tilgin announces new portfolio of Telco Home Gateways for ADSL2+, FTTH and Ethernet access
Mar 4, 2008 – Tilgin has announced the launch of a new portfolio of telco Home Gateways designed to help providers service-connect the home.
News categories: Tilgin, Broadband, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Smart Home