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

Fiber To The Home Will Bring Many Community Benefits
Aug 17, 2007 – EPB in Chattanooga has announced the initial approval of a Fiber to the Home initiative. EPB plans to fund the construction of the infrastructure with income generated by the sale of internet, video entertainment, and phone services.
News categories: Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

KT Launches Mega TV Utilizing NDS Content Protection
Aug 6, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has been selected by KT as the provider of content protection solutions for the company's Mega TV service, as KT announces commercial launch of the service.
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea

Verizon Posts Strong 2Q 2007 Results
Jul 30, 2007 – FiOS TV continued to accelerate as Verizon Telecom (NYSE: VZ) added a net 167,000 new subscribers in the second quarter of 2007 giving a total of 515,000 customers - an addition of 460,000 FiOS TV subscribers since the end of the second quarter of 2006.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

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

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

Nearly 500,000 Now Subscribe to Verizon FiOS TV
Jun 20, 2007 – Nearly half a million customers now have the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) state-of-the-art FiOS TV service in their homes. FiOS TV was introduced in September 2005, just 20 months ago.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

FISION Deploys Latens CAS to Increase IPTV Security and Operational Flexibility
Jun 13, 2007 – Latens Systems has announced that its Latens FCAS solution has been deployed by Houston-based Optical Entertainment Network (OEN). Latens FCAS is protecting the IPTV component of the FISION Triple Play Plus Services(TM) bundle. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Switzerland - Orange tests the digital future on the broadband network of ewz
May 24, 2007 – 55 households in Zürich will be able as of autumn to try out the digital entertainment of the future for a period of six months. In a pilot project, Orange is offering HD TV, videos on demand, Ultra High Speed Internet and fixed-line telephony. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Switzerland

Neuf Cegetel: revenues up 10% in first quarter of 2007
May 8, 2007 – Neuf Cegetel revenues amount to Euro781 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 10%, thus continuing the acceleration in revenue growth. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Results, Subscribers