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

Jupiter Telecommunications Financial Results For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
Oct 26, 2007 – Cable television subscribers increased by 381,700 households from September 30, 2006 to 2,159,700 households as of September 30, 2007. The digital conversion rate as of September 30, 2007 was 63%, an increase from 47% as of September 30, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Results, Subscribers

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 First Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2007. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 53 thousand at the end of September 2007, representing 16 thousand net adds in 3Q 2007, up from 12 thousand in 2Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers

CenturyTel First Telecom Provider to Offer Broadband TV to Small-City Markets
Oct 25, 2007 – CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is launching unique new products, including Broadband TV, in small-city markets across 25 states. CenturyTel High-Speed Internet customers can now enjoy more than 24 channels of real-time, live television on their computers via CenturyTel's new Broadband TV service.
News categories: CenturyTel, Broadband, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Motorola Announces Third-Quarter Sales and Earnings
Oct 25, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported sales of $8.8 billion for the third quarter of 2007. During the quarter Motorola shipped its two millionth IPTV set-top device, just five months after reaching the one million milestone.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Comcast added 489,000 digital cable customers during the third quarter of 2007 compared to 559,000 digital cable customers added in the same quarter of 2006.
News categories: Comcast, Full Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

DSL Forum Launches Broadbandsuite™ Release 2.0
Oct 24, 2007 – The DSL Forum has unveiled a major new phase of work at this year's Telco TV in Atlanta. The BroadbandSuite Release Plan - an industry toolkit for broadband advancement - represents a significant change in how the Forum issues its specifications.
News categories: DSL Forum, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Announcing Babel TV. A unique, simple to use device combining the benefits of Freeview TV, a personal video recorder and extremely user-friendly and safe Internet access
Oct 24, 2007 – Serial entrepreneur and UK Internet pioneer Peter Dawe announces the launch of Babel TV. Babel TV is unique. It is a simple to use device that combines the benefits of a Freeview "set-top-box", personal video recorder and Internet access.
News categories: Babel TV, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

ComSpan Communications Delivers FTTP Triple Play Service Using Harmonic's Video Overlay and IP Transport Solutions
Oct 24, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that ComSpan Communications, a telecommunications service provider in Oregon, has deployed Harmonic's fiber to the premises (FTTP) video overlay and IP transport solutions for its Triple Play Communications Network.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Comspan, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Nokia Siemens Networks Delivers Next Generation IPTV Solution
Oct 24, 2007 – Nokia Siemens Networks is debuting the latest version of its Home Entertainment solution for North American service providers at Telco TV this week. The highly regarded IPTV turn-key solution includes critical features like High-Definition television (HDTV) readiness and Personal Video Recording (PVR).
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Broadband, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, North America, Set Top Box