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

Ericsson demonstrates the latest in broadband and multimedia at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Feb 5, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will showcase the latest in multimedia and broadband, including several world firsts, at the Mobile World Congress. Ericsson's demonstrations will unveil the latest developments in television, mobile broadband and energy efficiency.
News categories: Ericsson, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV, Mobile, MWC24

STA of Andorra Deploys Comverse IPTV Solution to Enhance its Triple Play Offering
Feb 4, 2008 – Comverse has announced that STA, the Andorran Telecommunications Operator, has enhanced its triple play offering by deploying the Comverse IPTV solution.
News categories: Comverse, Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, Andorra, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

WiMAX Technology Could Spur the Growth of Digital TV in Africa
Feb 1, 2008 – WiMAX has emerged as a serious player in underdeveloped regions where low bandwidth and inadequate infrastructure have limited the growth of broadband and digital TV services.
News categories: IMS Research, Africa, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda

Bruce Telecom unveils digital TV
Feb 1, 2008 – Bruce Telecom has officially launched its new digital television service. Bruce Telecom is the first company in Canada to use MPEG-4 technology.
News categories: Bruce Telecom, Brochure, Broadband, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box

TEO net profit grew by 24.7 per cent up to LTL 163 million over the year 2007
Jan 29, 2008 – During 2007, TEO LT's number of broadband Internet access users increased by 43 per cent and at the end of the year 2007 amounted to 258.6 thousand, while the number of IPTV users increased by 3.5 times and reached almost 17.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, Financial Results, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Rim Semi achieves Best-In-Class Speed over Copper
Jan 29, 2008 – Rim Semiconductor (OTCBB: RSMI) has announced that it has achieved best-in-class data speed on copper wire. Rim Semi's Cupria™ transport processor is now able to drive data traffic at 40 megabits per second (Mpbs) 5,500 feet (1.67km) on 26AWG (0.40mm) telephone wire.
News categories: Rim Semiconductor, Broadband, Digital TV, Semiconductor

Nortel Ethernet Solutions Power IPTV Network for Vastar Cable TV
Jan 29, 2008 – More than half a million customers will experience IPTV and other interactive multimedia services through Vastar Cable TV System's new network, powered by Ethernet solutions from Nortel (NYSE/TSX: NT).
News categories: Nortel, Vastar Cable TV System, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Taiwan

Sumitomo Electric Industries Chooses Intellon's HomePlug® AV Powerline Solution for In-Home Distribution of NTT Neomeit Services in Japan
Jan 29, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that Sumitomo Electric Industries has chosen Intellon's HomePlug AV-based IC to enable the in-home distribution of NTT Neomeit Corporation's broadband services to subscribers in Japan.
News categories: Intellon, Sumitomo Electric Industries, NTT Neomeit, Broadband, Japan, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Streaming

Deutsche Telekom records strong mobile contract customer growth and leading position on market for new DSL customers
Jan 29, 2008 – Between the beginning of September and the end of the year, the total number of customers connected to T-Home's Entertain IPTV package was 116,000 with 150,000 packages having been sold by the end of 2007.
News categories: T-Home, Deutsche Telekom, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Results, Subscribers