IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

UAE's du invests AED 100 Million to upgrade network infrastructure
May 31, 2009 – du, the UAE's integrated telecom service provider, has upgraded its IP-based core network to 40 Gbps. For residential customers, this upgrade will enable du to offer IPTV with enhanced capabilities like HD, VoD and instant channel change.
News categories: 'du', Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, UAE

Hungary's EnterNet now offers IPTV
May 29, 2009 – EnterNet of Hungary has launched a triple-play IPTV service. There are three TV packages - Start (24 channels), Home (49 channels) and Premium (64 channels). Five high-definition (HD) channels are also available as options.
News categories: EnterNet, Digital TV, DVR, Hungary, IPTV

Telekom Slovenia exceeds 100k video subscribers
May 29, 2009 – Telekom Slovenia [Ljubljana:TLSG] has reported result for the period January to March 2009. The growth of IPTV (SiOL TV) continued with connections reaching 95,331. Cable television connections stood at 6,555 at the end of March 2009.
News categories: Telekom Slovenia, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

Service Provider In-Home Networks Using Coax/Phone Wire Growing
May 27, 2009 – By 2013, the average household will have 2.5x as many digital media devices in use as in 2008, according to In-Stat. Networking over wiring in homes is becoming increasingly important, particularly for service provider entertainment networks.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sigma Designs Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
May 27, 2009 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its first quarter ended May 2, 2009. Net revenue for the first quarter was $51.2 million from $47.3 million in the previous quarter, down from $56.9 million for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

SK Broadband Selects Harmonic for the World's Largest Commercial Launch of Cable IPTV to Date
May 27, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that SK Broadband (KOSDAQ:033630) has deployed Harmonic's Direct-2-Edge (D2E) solution, for the world's largest commercial launch of cable IPTV to date, across its cable, xDSL, and FTTx access networks.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, SK Broadband, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Fibre, IPTV, Korea

Microsoft Mediaroom First to Bring Virtualization to IPTV
May 27, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) has launched Microsoft Mediaroom with virtualization, making Mediaroom the first IPTV platform to offer virtualization support. Virtualization can deliver up to a sixfold reduction in the number of physical servers required.
News categories: Microsoft, Reservation Telephone Cooperative, Andreas Mueller-Schubert, Royce Aslakson, Vince Vittore, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

COMSTAR pay-TV subscribers exceed 2 million in 1Q09
May 26, 2009 – Comstar (LSE: CMST) has announced its results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Comstar had 1.9 million pay-TV subscribers in Russia's regions and more than 0.1 million in Moscow at the end of March 2009.
News categories: COMSTAR, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

Bulgaria's M-Tel to launch QUARTO digital TV
May 26, 2009 – Bulgaria's M-Tel is planning to launch an IPTV service called QUARTO to add to its offerings of mobile and fixed telephony and broadband. The service will launch in Sofia, Varna and Burgas with coverage to be extended nationally in stages.
News categories: M-Tel, Bulgaria, Digital TV, IPTV