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Juniper Networks Shows How to Build, Operate and Generate Revenue From High-Performance Video Networks at TelcoTV 2007
Oct 17, 2007 – Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR) has announced its participation in the sixth annual TelcoTV Conference and Exposition. The Juniper Networks booth (#728) will showcase the company's unique high-performance networking infrastructure and how it enables operators to cost-effectively build, operate and generate revenue from scalable IP video networks.
News categories: Juniper Networks, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV

Malta - GO invests 2.3 million Euros in new TV infrastructure
Oct 17, 2007 – GO has just completed a major upgrade project for its digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network with the result that coverage has been extended to cover 95% of households in Malta and Gozo and the quality of transmission has been improved.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Content Distribution, Digital TV, Malta, Terrestrial, TV Services

Midwest TEL NET Chooses TANDBERG Television iPlex for HDTV IPTV Service
Oct 16, 2007 – TANDBERG Television has announced at Telco TV 2007 that Midwest TEL NET, a consortium of Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) throughout southwest and central Wisconsin, has selected the award-winning TANDBERG iPlex™ video processing platform to deliver high quality video to its subscribers.
News categories: Midwest TEL NET, TANDBERG Television, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Nortel Highlights IPTV Solutions That Provide Greater Programming Choices, New Revenue Opportunities at Telco TV Show
Oct 16, 2007 – To enable service providers to offer state-of-the-art video services like mobile video, video on demand and premium content to their customers, Nortel (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) is demonstrating end-to-end IPTV solutions at the Telco TV trade show in Atlanta, Oct. 23 to 25.
News categories: Nortel, Content Distribution, IPTV

Germany - Transmitter operators chosen to provide nationwide mobile broadcast services using the DVB-H standard
Oct 15, 2007 – The President's chamber of the Federal Network Agency has issued a decision on the allocation of nationwide DVB-H frequencies. The frequencies required for mobile broadcasting operations will be given to T-Systems Media&Broadcast.
News categories: T-Systems Media&Broadcast GmbH (TSMB), Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency), Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile, TV Services

nTelos Launches the New Generation of Television
Oct 15, 2007 – Powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, nTelos Video provides an alternative to cable and satellite TV, offering video entertainment services with more than 200 all-digital channels and 18 high-definition channels at no extra charge.
News categories: Microsoft, nTelos, David Maccarelli, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

AVS-based IPTV equipment from four manufacturers passes MII inspection
Oct 12, 2007 – IPTV system equipment developed by four manufacturers using China's homegrown Audio Video coding Standard (AVS) passed inspection by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) this Tuesday, sources have said.
News categories: Ministry of Information Industry (MII), Audio and Video Coding Standard (AVS) Workgroup, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

IPTV equipment sales jump 33% in 2Q07
Oct 11, 2007 – According to a new report from Infonetics Research, worldwide IPTV equipment revenue hit $562.4 million in the second quarter of 2007, up 33% from the previous quarter.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Iceland's Síminn selects Alcatel-Lucent as GPON fiber-to-the-home supplier
Oct 11, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has been selected by Síminn, Iceland's market leader in telecommunication, as its GPON fiber-to-the-home supplier. Alcatel-Lucent's solution will enable Síminn to deliver advanced broadband services such as high-definition television (HDTV), IPTV, video on demand (VoD) and high-speed Internet.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Síminn, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Iceland, IPTV