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Belgacom selects Alcatel-Lucent's VDSL2 fiber-to-the-node solution
Oct 10, 2007 – Belgacom (Euronext Brussels: BELG) has selected Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) as supplier for the rollout of their fiber-to-the-node VDSL2 network. This will enable Belgacom to offer full triple play services, including HDTV to Belgian households.
News categories: Belgacom, Alcatel-Lucent, BBWF, Belgium, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

MRG Releases September 2007 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report
Oct 10, 2007 – MRG announces the "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007," which tracks the top 120 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sub-sectors based on their installed base for 6 product areas in over 600 IPTV Operations and 8 million subscribers worldwide.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

BitTorrent's Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA) Service Improves the Online Experience for Streaming Video, Downloadable Software and Video Games
Oct 9, 2007 – BitTorrent has announced the general availability of the BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA) service. BitTorrent DNA is a peer-accelerated content delivery service that provides consumers faster, more reliable, more efficient access to rich content through downloads or streams.
News categories: BitTorrent, Brightcove, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

Ericsson, Sony and Sony Ericsson to demonstrate new multimedia experience for the connected home
Oct 9, 2007 – During Broadband World Forum in Berlin October 8-11, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Sony Ericsson will jointly demonstrate the possibilities of new multimedia experiences between mobile handsets and home network devices.
News categories: Ericsson, Sony, BBWF, Content Distribution, Gateway, IPTV, Mobile, Smart Home

Smart Telecom Selects Thomson's End-to-End Triple Play Solutions
Oct 9, 2007 – Smart Telecom, a leading Irish telecoms provider, has selected Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE; TMS) to provide an end-to-end solution for its launch of advanced triple-play packages.
News categories: Thomson, Smart Telecom, BBWF, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland, Set Top Box

Technology Shifting in Real-Time Broadcast MPEG Encoder Market According to In-Stat
Oct 9, 2007 – The real-time broadcast MPEG encoder market is growing as new digital TV providers and TV channels are launched and HD content grows, reports In-Stat. There is also a large shift taking place, as H.264 is replacing MPEG-2 as the compression technology of choice in many of the segments.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Operax and Orca Interactive Integrate Technologies, Bringing QoS to IPTV
Oct 9, 2007 – Operax and Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA) offer a comprehensive solution allowing operators to manage their service expansion while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for advanced video and IPTV services.
News categories: Operax, Orca Interactive, BBWF, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

OSCE Presence to assist Albanian electronic media regulatory body draft national strategy
Oct 3, 2007 – The OSCE Presence in Albania will assist the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRT) in drafting an audio-visual strategy which will tackle issues such as the management of the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting.
News categories: OSCE, KKRT, Albania, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Entropic Communications Delivers High Quality, Low Cost Triple-Play Service Software
Oct 3, 2007 – Entropic Communications has announced the availability of c.LINK Access 1.5 software, which allows cable operators to offer high quality, triple-play services over existing cable connections in multi-dwelling units (MDUs), high-density dwellings and single-family homes.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Smart Home, Software