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

Over 3 Million IPTV Subscribers in Japan by 2012
Dec 4, 2008 – In a new report titled Japan IPTV Market Outlook, ROA Group projects that the number of IPTV subscribers in Japan will exceed 3 million by 2012, which is approximately 10% of FTTH subscribers, and the penetration rate of IPTV is expected to be 6%.
News categories: ROA Group, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Fairpoint Communications to pilot HD IPTV
Dec 3, 2008 – FairPoint Communications (NYSE:FRP) will give free high definition flat screen televisions to 100 Portsmouth, New Hampshire homes as it tests new video television technology in its fiber-optic service area.
News categories: FairPoint Communications, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

German utilities Stadtwerke Sindelfingen/Boeblingen select Alcatel-Lucent's fiber-based triple play solution
Nov 18, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has been selected by Stadtwerke Sindelfingen and Stadtwerke Boeblingen, utility companies near Stuttgart, for the deployment of a fiber to the home (FTTH)-based triple play solution.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Stadtwerke Sindelfingen, Stadtwerke Boeblingen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Germany, IPTV

Wightman Telecom Deploys Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn™ MPEG-4 HD IPTV Solution
Nov 11, 2008 – Wightman Telecom, a Canadian telephone company and CLEC serving a number of communities in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Wellington and Perth, Ontario has begun rolling out MPEG-4 HD IPTV services using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn™ solution.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Wightman Telecom, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

IPTV Over GPON and Bonded DSL Key Components of BroadbandSuite 3.0
Nov 11, 2008 – The Broadband Forum has unveiled BroadbandSuite 3.0 which provides specifications for triple-play delivered via GPON and bonded DSL over a QoS-enabled Ethernet architecture, and remote management beyond the gateway to address video and storage devices.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Broadband, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box

Calix to Demonstrate Advanced Microsoft Mediaroom Home Entertainment Experience at TelcoTV
Nov 11, 2008 – Calix will demonstrate advanced new IPTV and video service quality management solutions, including the latest Microsoft Mediaroom features, across the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure at TelcoTV in Anaheim.
News categories: Calix, Microsoft, Geoff Burke, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware

GCI Secures IPTV with Verimatrix
Nov 10, 2008 – Verimatrix and CSI Digital have announced that Gorham Communications (GCI) has selected D-Video!™ for its end-to-end IPTV solution. CSI Digital's D-Video! has been integrated with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV.
News categories: Verimatrix, CSI Digital, Gorham Communications, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Surewest Reports Third Quarter 2008
Nov 6, 2008 – SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) has announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Video continues to experience solid growth as the feature-rich HD DVR and robust HDTV channel package help enhance take-up rates.
News categories: SureWest, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Iliad (Free) 3Q 2008 Revenues
Nov 6, 2008 – At 30 September 2008, the Iliad Group (Paris: ILD) had 4,125,000 ADSL subscribers, 3,275,000 under the Free brand and 850,000 under the Alice brand. The Alice acquisition enabled Iliad to meet its 4 million subscriber objective two years in advance.
News categories: Iliad, Fibre, France, IPTV, Results, Subscribers