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STA of Andorra Deploys Comverse IPTV Solution to Enhance its Triple Play Offering
Feb 4, 2008 – Comverse has announced that STA, the Andorran Telecommunications Operator, has enhanced its triple play offering by deploying the Comverse IPTV solution.
News categories: Comverse, Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, Andorra, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

WiMAX Technology Could Spur the Growth of Digital TV in Africa
Feb 1, 2008 – WiMAX has emerged as a serious player in underdeveloped regions where low bandwidth and inadequate infrastructure have limited the growth of broadband and digital TV services.
News categories: IMS Research, Africa, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda

First targeted, addressable TV advertising campaign over IPTV is announced
Jan 29, 2008 – Packet Vision has announced the completion of the world's first targeted TV advertising campaign to a predefined audience. The campaign, featuring a Mediacom financial client, ran daily on Channel 4 between 16 and 31 October.
News categories: Packet Vision, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

Nortel Ethernet Solutions Power IPTV Network for Vastar Cable TV
Jan 29, 2008 – More than half a million customers will experience IPTV and other interactive multimedia services through Vastar Cable TV System's new network, powered by Ethernet solutions from Nortel (NYSE/TSX: NT).
News categories: Nortel, Vastar Cable TV System, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Taiwan

Korea's C&M Utilizes Harmonic's Technology to Power First High Definition H.264 Cable Service in Asia
Jan 29, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that C&M, a leading cable TV operator in Korea, has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom® Electra™ 7000 encoder for Asia's first live high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video service in a cable environment.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, C&M, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea

Global Mediacom adopts Nokia Siemens Networks' mobile TV solution to deliver commercial services to Indonesian consumers in the first half of 2008
Jan 25, 2008 – Nokia Siemens Networks, together with Global Mediacom, has announced a joint collaboration to launch a commercial broadcast mobile TV service, based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) technology, in Indonesia in the first half of 2008.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Global Mediacom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Mobile

WEGENER Partners with Conklin-Intracom to Support Integrated IPTV Solution
Jan 22, 2008 – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR) has announced the availability of WEGENER's SMD-515 set top boxes within Conklin's integrated solution offering to support IPTV services.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Wegener, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Alcatel-Lucent passes market adoption milestone with 50 customers for its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA)
Jan 17, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced the broad acceptance of its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) with 50 service providers worldwide now having selected or deployed the industry-leading blue print architecture.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Content Distribution, IPTV

Boeing Awarded Contract for Direct-to-Home Entertainment Satellite
Jan 14, 2008 – The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a contract to build a commercial satellite for ProtoStar Ltd. The 601 HP-model spacecraft will deliver direct-to-home satellite television programming and broadband Internet access throughout Asia.
News categories: ProtoStar, Boeing, Asia, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite