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

Telefónica Quarterly Results January - June 2007
Jul 30, 2007 – In Spain, net additions in the second quarter were 32,307 customers - Telefónica España ended June with 450,925 pay TV subscribers. Telefónica Latinoamérica manages 800,000 clients (+55.2% year on year) with operations in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
News categories: O2, Telefónica, Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

BSkyB Results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2007
Jul 27, 2007 – Sky recorded 1,446,000 new DTH customer additions in the year, the highest since analogue switch-off in 2001, and annual net customer growth of 406,000.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Kabel Deutschland: Investments in Internet and telephony show success
Jul 26, 2007 – Kabel Deutschland has achieved strong growth in marketing the digital pay TV packages Kabel Digital Home and Kabel Digital International. The number of RGUs in this sector rose to 692,000 by March 31, 2007 compared to 479,000 on March 31, 2006.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

OpenTV expands its solutions offering with Casema
Jul 26, 2007 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that Casema, one of the Netherlands' leading cable providers, has selected OpenTV to provide solutions enabling its new high definition, interactive digital television services.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Netherlands, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Singapore - StarHub launches HubStation
Jul 20, 2007 – With HubStation, consumers can enjoy the capabilities of a digital video recorder with full Smart TV recording features for StarHub Digital Cable and Free-to-Air channels, free broadband Internet, and access to StarHub's Digital Voice service.
News categories: StarHub, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Singapore

Broadcom and Verizon Wireless Announce Broad-based Strategic Alliance
Jul 19, 2007 – Broadcom and Verizon Communications have announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance involving new mobile device chipsets and other products, including Bluetooth® and wireless LAN solutions, optical network solutions, Multimedia over Coaxial Cable (MoCA) devices, GPS location technology, and DSL and fiber network components including set-top boxes.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Broadcom, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Licensing, Mobile, Patent, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, USA

81 Million People in US Watch Broadband Video
Jul 17, 2007 – An estimated 81 million people, or 63% of the 129 million people who access the Internet over broadband in the U.S., watch broadband video at home or at work, according to new research conducted by The Nielsen Company.
News categories: Nielsen, Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Verizon Set-Top RFP Could Be Worth Billions
Jul 13, 2007 – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has put out a huge request for proposal (RFP) seeking "next-generation" set-tops and conditional access technologies that could be valued in the multibillion-dollar range.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

BSkyB Trading Update for the 3 Months to 30 June 2007
Jul 11, 2007 – BSkyB will be holding a business update for analysts and investors at 9am BST today (11 July). Key operating metrics for the three months to 30 June: Net customer adds of 90,000 to 8.582 million; 2.374 million Sky+ households; 292,000 HD subscribers.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK