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

Orange and Sagem Communications announce the signature of a strategic partnership to accelerate product eco-design
Nov 6, 2007 – Orange (NYSE:FTE) and Sagem Communications have announced a strategic partnership to design products with a greatly reduced impact on the environment.
News categories: Sagem Communications, Orange, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, France, IPTV, Set Top Box

Videotron Exceeds Forecasts for the Third Straight Quarter in 2007
Nov 6, 2007 – Vidéotron today posted impressive growth for the third consecutive quarter. In the third quarter of 2007, Vidéotron posted a net increase of 41,000 subscribers to its illico Digital TV service, bringing the total to 720,000.
News categories: Vidéotron, Quebecor Media, Broadband, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Subscribers

Blinkx to develop online TV service
Nov 6, 2007 – Blinkx is planning to develop its own online television service, entering the broadband video market in competition with mainstream broadcasters and well-funded start-ups such as Joost and Babelgum.
News categories: Blinkx, Broadband, Digital TV, Streaming

Hanaro Records Net Income for Two Consecutive Quarters, Well Poised to Post a Turnaround for the Year 2007
Nov 6, 2007 – hanaTV revenues doubled QoQ to KRW 15.3 billion, and it has rolled out new value-added services including karaoke and launched customized advertising services after securing a sizable subscriber base of 500,000 in 3Q 2007.
News categories: Hanaro, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

OECD broadband statistics (June 2007)
Nov 5, 2007 – Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 24% from 178 million in June 2006 to 221 million subscribers in June 2007. Broadband penetration rates increased from 15.1 in June 2006 to 18.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later.
News categories: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Broadband Statistics Portal, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fibre, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA

The Launch of Hulu Signals a New Phase in the Broadband Video Market; but Risks Exist for Large TV Networks in an Online World
Nov 5, 2007 – Recent news concerning NBC and News Corporation's Hulu joint-venture includes the launch of its recent site in beta mode, signaling that the broadband video market has entered into a new phase.
News categories: ABI Research, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

British Sky Broadcasting - 1st Quarter Results
Nov 2, 2007 – Net DTH customer growth of 83,000 reflected good new DTH customer additions and, despite retail price changes, a further improvement in churn to 11.3%, the lowest for five quarters.
News categories: BSkyB, Earnings Release, AGM Statement, Broadband, Digital TV, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

France - ARCEP Q2 Commmunications Market Update
Oct 31, 2007 – With more than two million subscriptions added in a year, France had 3.8 million subscriptions to a television service via xDSL at the end of Q2 2007.
News categories: ARCEP, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Ukrtelecom is launching IP television and IP telephony services
Oct 31, 2007 – Ukrtelecom is launching IPTV and IP-telephony for subscribers of its broadband Internet access service (trade mark "OGO!")
News categories: Ukrtelecom, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Ukraine