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

Pirelli selected by Alice France as the new supplier for triple-play gateways
Apr 9, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions and Alice France have signed an agreement for the supply of broadband Gateways in the frame of the latest ADSL2+ and FTTH access offers.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Alice, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SureWest Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Support Transformation to a Triple-play Communications Provider
Mar 13, 2008 – SureWest (NASDAQ: SURW) Video RGUs increased 7% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year reflecting growth in residential digital cable subscribers and increased demand for premium, digital features including VOD, HDTV and HD DVR.
News categories: SureWest, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Neuf Cegetel: 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – More than 1,050,000 new broadband subscribers joined Neuf Cegetel in 2007. The group has therefore established itself as France's leading alternative broadband operator with 21% market share at the end of 2007.
News categories: Neuf Cegetel, Earnings Release, Presentation, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

NTT Plala To Offer Japanese TV Subscribers 5,000 Unlimited Films
Mar 10, 2008 – Japan's NTT Plala has said that its new fiber-optic television service, which will debut at the end of the month, will feature a lineup of more than 10,000 movies and dramas through video-on-demand, including unlimited access to some 5,000 titles.
News categories: NTT Plala, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Japan

FTTH Shipments a Record 6.3 Million Ports in 2007
Mar 6, 2008 – According to DITTBERNER's 'DSL, FTTH and FTTB/LAN Shipment Analysis,' FTTH shipments rose 5% QoQ to 1.7 Million and 42% for the whole year to 6.3 Million. Both were records.
News categories: DITTBERNER, Broadband, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

Tilgin announces new portfolio of Telco Home Gateways for ADSL2+, FTTH and Ethernet access
Mar 4, 2008 – Tilgin has announced the launch of a new portfolio of telco Home Gateways designed to help providers service-connect the home.
News categories: Tilgin, Broadband, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Smart Home

Costa Rica - RACSA plans its fiber-to-the-home network with IPTV
Mar 3, 2008 – State owned company RACSA of Costa Rica has plans to develop an optic-fiber FTTH network in the main and wealthiest urban centers in the country, with the aim of offering triple play to 250 thousand homes at a USD 360 million investment.
News categories: RACSA, Costa Rica, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

CTV Telecom Delivers Central America's First IPTV
Feb 21, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that leading Panamanian telecommunications operator, CTV Telecom, has incorporated the Encryptonite ONE System to protect its innovative IPTV offering, the first deployment in Central America.
News categories: SecureMedia, CTV Telecom, Sonitel Networks, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Panama

KPN Full year results 2007 and strategy update 2008-2010
Feb 5, 2008 – In January 2008, KPN reached the milestone of half a million TV subscribers. Growth continued to accelerate in Q4 2007, adding 83k new customers, compared to 77k in Q3. TV growth was mainly driven by Digitenne, KPN's DVB-T proposition.
News categories: KPN, Earnings Release, Presentation, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial