IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

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

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

Facing Challenges, Set-Top Box Makers Will Respond with Advanced Features
Oct 10, 2007 – As revenue from standard STB (Set-top Box) sales declines along with demand in the period 2008 to 2012, STB vendors will have to add new features and functions in order to revive flagging shipment numbers.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

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

Korea - PS3 to Debut as IPTV Set-Top Box
Oct 9, 2007 – KT, Korea's dominant telecom operator, and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea (SCEK) will launch an Internet-based TV service in November that runs on the PlayStation 3 game console.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Korea Telecom (KT), Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, Korea

Thomson launches three new broadband gateways
Oct 9, 2007 – At the Broadband World Forum, Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) will launch new broadband gateways that will allow telecom operators to provide more diverse and faster services to both their consumer and business customers.
News categories: Thomson, BBWF, Gateway, IPTV, Smart Home

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

The Future of Television (TV) Market: The Evolving Landscape Of HDTV, IPTV And Mobile TV
Oct 9, 2007 – Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide consumer electronics industry is now available in its catalogue.
News categories: ReportLinker, Business Insights, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

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