IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

iLocus - IPTV Equipment and Subscribers 1Q07
Jun 4, 2007 – According to a new quarterly report published by iLocus an estimated 978,868 IP Set top boxes were shipped in Q1 2007 thereby generating revenue of $108.3 million worldwide. Cisco emerged as leader in this category.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

SingTel may launch pay-TV service by July
Jun 3, 2007 – COUCH potatoes may get a second pay-TV operator as early as July, when SingTel is expected to launch its Internet protocol TV, or IPTV, services delivered over its broadband network. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Singapore

UTStarcom and Optibase Deploy IPTV Solution with AKSH in India
Jun 1, 2007 – Optibase (NASDAQ:OBAS) has announced that UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) will integrate Optibase’s H.264 Media Gateway (MGW) 5100 IPTV encoding platforms in its end-to-end IPTV solution for deployment with AKSH in India. More …
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV

China Telecom to launch AVS-based IPTV trial
Jun 1, 2007 – China Telecom, the country’s largest fixed-line operator and the leader in the IPTV market, is planning to run field trials of a domestic codec that could lead to it dropping support for H.264. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV

IPTV Expected to Make Big Gains in Asia
May 29, 2007 – Competition between IPTV and cable/satellite TV is heating up in Asia, with IPTV poised to gain significant market share over the next several years, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Asia, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Japan, Market Research

UTStarcom Led China IPTV Market in Q1 2007
May 29, 2007 – Analysys International says in its recently released report that the total amount of IPTV users has reached 612,000 by the first quarter of 2007 in China, increasing 36.3% quarter-on-quarter. More …
News categories: China, IPTV, Market Research

Pakistan - PTCL set to launch 'triple-play' service
May 27, 2007 – The Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited will soon launch a 'triple play' service, enabling its customers to access more than 100 TV channels, digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet connection and a regular phone service on a single phone line.
News categories: PTCL, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Pakistan

Telco Competition Spurs Europe to IPTV Subscriber Lead
May 27, 2007 – The number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide by year-end 2011, spurred by both aggressive and reactionary telco tactics, according to a new report from Parks Associates More …
News categories: Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research

Arcor launches German IPTV package
May 25, 2007 – Arcor has commenced the first trial for its IPTV package in the German city of Kassel. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, IPTV