IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Record demand for Com Hem's HDTV service
Oct 2, 2008 – Since August 2008, when Com Hem launched its marketing campaign for high-definition, 60 percent of digital-television customers have opted for HDTV. Com Hem expects a doubling of the number of HDTV customers by the end of the year.
News categories: Com Hem, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, Sweden

Jungo Fast Channel Switching Solution to Deliver Enhanced IPTV User Experience
Oct 2, 2008 – Jungo (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that its OpenRG™ residential gateway software now supports a patent-pending, fast channel-switching feature, improving the performance of broadband access equipment.
News categories: Jungo, BBWF, Broadband, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Software

Tilgin Home Gateways with Full Service Routing power up IPTV
Sep 30, 2008 – Tilgin has announced a new key functionality 'Full Service Routing' across its portfolio of Telco Home Gateways. Full Service Routing allows operators to flexibly connect and service multiple IP set-tops, PCs and media devices in the home.
News categories: Tilgin, BBWF, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Canby Telcom Launches HD Offering Powered by IP-PRIME HD-4 Service in Central Oregon
Sep 30, 2008 – SES AMERICOM (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) and Canby Telcom have announced that Canby's IPTV customers can now access 36 channels of High Definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby via IP-PRIME®.
News categories: SES AMERICOM, Canby Telcom, NRTC, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

D-Link Selects Infineon's IPTV Feature Package to Enhance its DSL Offering
Sep 30, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that the world's leading network specialist D-Link has chosen Infineon's DSL CPE software extension package to support concurrent Erasure Decoding and Retransmission for High Quality IPTV.
News categories: Infineon, D-Link, Broadband, CPE, IPTV, Semiconductor, Software

TeliaSonera Selects the Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi System for its Nordic IPTV Services
Sep 29, 2008 – Ruckus Wireless™ has announced that TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) has selected its MediaFlex™ Smart Wi-Fi system to provide customers with wireless distribution of the 'Telia Digital-TV' IPTV service throughout their homes.
News categories: Ruckus Wireless, TeliaSonera, BBWF, Denmark, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Router, Smart Home, Sweden

COMSTAR Launches HDTV
Sep 29, 2008 – Comstar-UTS (LSE:CMST) has fully launched its 'STREAM' branded High-Definition Television (HDTV) services in Moscow in the modernized parts of the MGTS network.
News categories: COMSTAR, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

eircom selects Alcatel-Lucent for all-IP network transformation
Sep 29, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has been selected by eircom to supply a network as part of its transformation to all-IP. The solution will enable eircom to offer triple play services such as IPTV and converged communications services.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, eircom, BBWF, Content Distribution, IPTV, Ireland

Alcatel-Lucent enhances triple play architecture, giving service providers the foundation for unrivaled video quality, personalization and interactivity
Sep 29, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced an evolution of its Triple Play Services Delivery Architecture (TPSDA), providing a foundation for operators to deliver superior video quality, with greater personalization and interactivity.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, BBWF, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV