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Calix E7 Selected by Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative for Regional GPON Initiative
Dec 6, 2010 – Calix (NYSE:CALX) has announced that Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) of Walterboro, SC will use GPON technology to deliver advanced services including IPTV, broadband at speeds up to one gigabit per second (Gbps), and VoIP services.
News categories: Calix, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, John Colvin, Tony Stout, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

LTE Subscriber Growth Will See a Bumpy Road On Its Path to Nearly 115 Million Subscribers by 2014
Dec 2, 2010 – While LTE is destined to become the dominant wireless airlink, several formidable challenges will slow widespread adoption. Despite the difficult path, In-Stat forecasts that the number of LTE subscribers will approach 115 million by 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, 5G, Broadband, Content Distribution, Market Research

Czech Republic to begin DVB-T2 trials
Nov 29, 2010 – The Czech Telecommunications Office has commissioned the Czech Metrology Institute to run trials prior to the introduction of DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television broadcasting in the country.
News categories: Český telekomunikační úřad, ČMI, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Cable broadband equipment market down in 3Q10 after 12 months of strong growth
Nov 18, 2010 – Infonetics Research has released its third quarter (3Q10) CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers report, which tracks cable modem termination systems (CMTS), edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) channels, and cable broadband subscribers.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Market Research, Subscribers

SENSIO Puts SENSIO® 3D Technology and Expertise to Work for Videotron
Nov 17, 2010 – SENSIO (TSX.V: SIO) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Videotron (Toronto: QBR.A; QBR.B), the leading integrated communications company in Quebec. As part of its broadcasting activities, Videotron will launch a 3D content offering this December.
News categories: SENSIO, Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Metaverse

Belgacom Signs Strategic Partnership with blinkx to Power Video Search
Nov 17, 2010 – blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) has announced a strategic partnership with Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) to power TV and Video Search across Belgacom's new entertainment platform. The strategic partnership is exclusive for Belgium and Luxembourg.
News categories: blinkx, Belgacom, Belgium, Content Distribution, IPTV, Luxembourg, Mobile, Streaming

Towercom Bulgaria Selects Thomson for New DTTV Network
Nov 16, 2010 – Towercom Bulgaria has selected Thomson Broadcast as a strategic supplier in the rollout of a DVB-T-based digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network across Bulgaria.
News categories: Thomson Broadcast, Towercom, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Terrestrial

DIVA AG Selects Widevine to Expand Service to New Platforms
Nov 16, 2010 – Widevine has announced that DIVA AG will utilize Widevine's video optimization and DRM platform to enable the delivery of DIVA AG's content to mobile devices including Android phones, iPhones, iPads, and specific connected TV sets.
News categories: Widevine, DIVA AG, Content Distribution, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Portable, Streaming

Cisco to drop IPTV middleware in favour of Mediaroom?
Nov 12, 2010 – According to Light Reading, reporting from TelcoTV 2010, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is planning to move its ISDP (IPTV Services Delivery Platform) middleware customers to Microsoft Mediaroom (NASDAQ: MSFT).
News categories: Cisco Systems, Microsoft Mediaroom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box