Fibre / Fiber (FTTN, FTTC, FTTB, FTTH, FTTK, FTTP) News

Global Invacom releases satellite TV MDU distribution chipset
Jul 1, 2014 – Global Invacom has launched a chip-set for the distribution of multiple satellite TV services over fibre in residential MDUs, hotels and the enterprise.
News categories: Global Invacom, Malcolm Burrell, Ian Walsh, Digital TV, Fibre, Satellite, Semiconductor, Worldwide

VTK to introduce IPTV in Chechnya
May 13, 2014 – Vainakh Telecom has announced that it plans to launch IPTV in the Chechen Republic. The company has said that it is working with BCC on the installation, and that the service will have more than 120 channels.
News categories: VTK, BCC, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Russia

Worldwide fiber-optic broadband subscriptions to double by 2019
May 6, 2014 – The worldwide cable, DSL and fiber-optic fixed-line broadband subscriber base grew 6% in 2013 surpassing 665.4 million subscribers. By 2019, fiber-optic broadband subscriptions will grow to 265 million subscribers, with a CAGR of 11.7%.
News categories: ABI Research, Jake Saunders, Broadband, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

Vodafone selects Edgeware for FTTH video delivery in the Netherlands
Apr 30, 2014 – Edgeware has announced that Vodafone NL has deployed Edgeware´s Distributed Video Delivery Networks (D-VDN) Solution to deliver the Vodafone Thuis service to its Dutch fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) subscribers.
News categories: Edgeware, Vodafone, Ruud van den Oosterkamp, Joachim Roos, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Netherlands

Vodafone Netherlands deploys Entone
Apr 14, 2014 – Entone has announced that Vodafone (LSE: VOD, NASDAQ: VOD) Netherlands is partnering with Entone and its systems integration partner, Divitel, for their fibre-based TV services in the Netherlands.
News categories: Entone, Vodafone, Divitel, Gerard Overmars, Steve McKay, Digital TV, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Netherlands, Smart Home

Sky to be available on Telecom Italia Ultrabroadband network
Apr 10, 2014 – Sky Italia and Telecom Italia have signed an agreement that will allow Telecom Italia customers to access the whole Sky television offer through its ultrabroadband networks, with a My Sky HD decoder specially created for Internet TV.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Sky Italia, Marco Patuano, Andrea Zappia, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Italy, Set Top Box

GTC to offer BSkyB TV entirely over fibre
Apr 8, 2014 – GTC and BSkyB (LSE:BSY) have announced that they have reached an agreement to provide customers on GTC's new-build fibre optic networks with premium TV, fixed-line home phone and broadband speeds of up to 300Mbps.
News categories: GTC, BSkyB, Andrew Robinson, Brendan Hegarty, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, UK

Bell Aliant adds 14,800 IPTV customers in 4Q 2013
Feb 4, 2014 – Bell Aliant (TSX: BA) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2013. IPTV customers numbered 178,100 at the end of the period, up 44.8 per cent from a year earlier.
News categories: Bell Aliant, Canada, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

2.5 million TV subscribers for Russia's ER-Telecom
Dec 12, 2013 – ER-Telecom has announced that it now has 2.51 million subscribers to its dom.ru cable and HDTV services. dom.ru is available in 56 Russian cities and provides 159 digital channels, 50 of which are in high definition.
News categories: ER-Telecom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, Russia, Subscribers