Broadband Forum Reports Robust Global Subscription Growth - TechZone360
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Despite continued global economic uncertainty, and in the face of questions in various parts of the world over funding sources to fuel network expansions, the Broadband Forum is out with its latest figures on broadband and IPTV subscription growth ...

IPTV boost from global FTTH, superfast broadband surge
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A significant surge worldwide in superfast services, particularly in FTTx/VDSL2 hybrid deployments, has driven global broadband subs to the 644 million mark. According to the latest broadband and IPTV figures published by the Broadband Forum, prepared ...

Results for the three months of 2013
Wall Street Journal
The revenue growth was driven by an increase in the Internet and IPTV customer's base and in Internet ARPU, as well as a better revenue flow from data communication services. The net profit was higher by 3 per cent compared with the first quarter of ...

Nangu.TV chooses CTO - Broadband TV News
Broadband TV News
TV, the pioneering media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has appointed Zdenek Gerlicky as its CTO. In his now role, he will oversee all areas of development, enabling nangu.TV to continue to grow its platform. Commenting on his appointment ...

 

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AXTEL TV Over GPON: The Cutting Edge of Service Differentiation
Wall Street Journal
AXTEL's IPTV Basic Plan includes 45 AXTEL IPTV SD channels, 4 HD channels and 50 audio channels. In the Ultra Plan there are 67 SD channels, 4 HD channels and 50 audio channels. The most comprehensive plan is Total, which comes with 76 SD ...

Australian researchers using IPTV for diabetes education
FierceIPTV
IPTV is a good medium for education material on a disease like diabetes because it is more prevalent among older citizens and "often older people are more comfortable using familiar technology, such as TV," said Ken Clarke, senior researcher from the ...

ComplexIQ Partners With Tensilica for Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) Network ...
Wall Street Journal
MoCA is becoming the standard for home entertainment networking, including multi-room DVR (digital video recorder), personal content sharing, OTT (over the top) content sharing and IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) applications. Cable, satellite and ...

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Crnogorski Telekom enables mobile top-ups via IPTV service
Telecompaper (subscription)
Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom has become the first in the country to offer TV viewers the possibility of topping up their mobile phone account via the TV screen. This new service is available to residential customers of the Extra TV IPTV service. 

Consorteum Holdings Enters Partnership Agreement With KO Entertainment, Inc.
Wall Street Journal
Knockout Entertainment also intends to assist other IPTV global-ready networks which the network may host to further advance these select products at a higher quality access. Knockout LIVE will announce the additional networks within the suite as the ...

Setting definitions: IPTV is to IP video as CATV is to cable TV
FierceIPTV
While certainly newer and definitely more relevant, it's possible that IPTV is approaching the point where it will be about as accurate as CATV. IPTV had its origins in the use of Internet Protocol to deliver TV signals to consumer homes. Those with ...

Telstra tightening up IPTV division; Consorteum Holdings partners with KO ...
FierceIPTV
@FierceIPTV RT @broadbandtrends: Google Fiber provides new details on 18 New Fiberhood build-outs. Post | Follow @FierceIPTV. > Telstra is reviewing its digital media and IPTV division as it attempts to simplify operations. Story. > Nevada-based ...

Ericsson to acquire Microsoft's IPTV biz Mediaroom
Indiantelevision.com
MUMBAI: Ericsson has reached an agreement with Microsoft to acquire its TV solution Mediaroom business. The acquisition, Ericsson believes, will make it one of the leading providers of IPTV and multi-screen solutions with a market share of over 25 per ...

Indonesia's Telkom awards IPTV network deal
Total Telecom
PT Telkom has awarded ZTE a four-year contract to build and operate a new, low-bitrate IPTV network in Indonesia. The Chinese vendor said that between now and 2016 it will provide the Indonesian incumbent with IPTV system equipment – including ...

ZTE signs 4-year IPTV network deal with Telkom Indonesia
Telecom Lead
Telkom, the largest fixed-line operator in Indonesia with 95 per cent market share, will benefit as ZTE will supply IPTV system equipment including high definition, standard definition and low bit rate devices, as well as STB. On the systems side, ZTE ...