Qatar Telecom boosts IPTV monitoring systems
IPTV News
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has selected an IP video service monitoring solution from Canadian firm Mariner to help assure the quality to end-users of its managed IPTV service 'Mozaic'. The telco has deployed Mariner xVu in partnership with Saudi firm Alfalak ...

Qatar Telecom + Mariner... A Probing First (SatBroadcasting™—IPTV)
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The latest version of Mariner xVu is specifically designed for integration with IPTV probes. Qtel will use Mariner xVu for the Mozaic TV service, making this the first Mariner xVu deployment in the Middle East. Alfalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies ...

Türk Telekom takes VDSL route for IPTV
IPTV News
Turkish telco Türk Telekom has opted to deploy VDSL2 access technology from Alcatel-Lucent for the delivery of high-definition IPTV services over its existing copper infrastructure. The deployment is part of Türk Telekom's 'FiberkenTT' strategic ...

TV Connect MENA 2012: Dune HD and Qarva in IPTV partnership
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Dune HD has announced a new IPTV partnership with Qarva. The integration of Qarva's FastSwitch technology into Dune HD's digital media players and set-top boxes will give IPTV subscribers improved interaction and higher quality through faster channel ...

Canal Plus eyes bundling IPTV with partner's VoIP, web
Telecompaper (subscription)
French pay-TV group Canal Plus is considering launching triple-play services under its own brand, reports Univers Freebox, citing a BVA survey asking what ...

FX heads onto Sky Go
Broadcast
Fox's entertainment channel FX has launched on IPTV service Sky Go with shows including The Walking Dead, Falling Skies and Dexter. The channel forms part ...
 

Big Bird stumps in Iowa rallying for IPTV
Sioux City Journal
Admitting that any decrease of public funding won't directly affect such profitable programming as "Sesame Street," "Masterpiece Theater" or Ken Burns' documentary series, Big Bird said it will certainly impact statewide staples as IPTV's annual ...

Netrounds Releases Free Tool for IPTV Testing and Monitoring
IT News Online
As a forever-free offering, Netrounds Free is targeted to IPTV providers as a much more user-friendly and powerful alternative than traditional open source command line tools, often used during initial IPTV introductions. Netrounds Free includes ...

Sacramento Bee
Netrounds today announced the availability of Netrounds Free, a feature-limited yet fully functional version of its cloud-based IPTV testing and monitoring service. As a forever-free offering, Netrounds Free is targeted to IPTV providers as a much more ...

Dune HD enhances quality of IPTV experience with Qarva FastSwitch™
IT News Online
TV Connect MENA 2012, Dubai, 30 October 2012: Dune HD today announced a new partnership with Qarva designed to enhance the IPTV experience. The integration of Qarva's FastSwitch™ technology into Dune HD's digital media players and set-top ...

Atyaf Launches TV Everywhere Service With Envivio
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Atyaf is a leading IPTV service provider for the Middle East region, based in Bahrain. The recently launched over-the-top (OTT) multi-screen service delivers more than 130 channels in multiple adaptive bit-rate (ABR) profiles for delivery to connected ...

Parks Associates sees IPTV more than doubling by 2017
FierceIPTV
It's time for telcos and IPTV to take center stage in the U.S. pay TV services market, according to Parks Associates, which last week unveiled research that predicts IPTV subscribers will more than double to about 18 million by 2017. "The era of huge ...

Mariner Lands IPTV xVu Deployment in Middle East
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Through easy integration with network probes — at the head-end and/or individual network element — Mariner xVu offers Qtel additional insights into the IPTV network by extending video service monitoring reach to each subscriber, allowing the operator ...

Chile's Movistar ready to deliver IPTV over fibre
IPTV News
Telefónica's Chilean subsidiary Movistar has connected up half a million homes across the country with fibre connections, and is now getting ready to launch an IPTV service which will feature cloud-based gaming services developed in partnership with ...

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