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Digital programming hots up
Cable operators are gearing up to offer consumers more bang for their buck.
The wave of the future seems to be focused mainly in the directions of Internet and IPTV. The tuner systems, referred to as set top boxes, are also on the radar of those companies intent on breaking into the new […]
December 23, 2006
Milwaukee sues over IPTV
In the United States it seems that someone is always suing someone else. Usually it is the governments that are being sued by the citizens. Now it’s the government suing the citizens – or at least the corporations.
The City of Milwaukee has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to require telephony giant AT&T […]
December 23, 2006
Ericsson enters IPTV market
Ericsson is about to step into the IPTV market. It has stated in the past its desire to be a player in the telco video world, but it has gotten off to a slow start.
Ericsson has been setting the stage for its IPTV move by purchasing other tech companies. Last year […]
December 23, 2006
KyLinTV boosts IPTV for Chinese Americans
It’s all new – and it’s here just in time for the holiday season.
KyLinTV has announced a special winter gift for its North American subscribers in the form of all new programming for the holidays. Subscribers will be treated to a collections of December Blockbusters, Christmas and New Year’s Specials, as well as New […]
December 16, 2006
Cisco VGE reinvents IPTV
Talk about reinventing the wheel.
Cisco has virtually reinvented IPTV. It is dropping key elements of the IPTV experience (VoD, network DVR, fast channel change, and packet re-transmission) down to the network layer. These elements will now set on Cisco routers and servers in the network. Cisco is calling this vision Visual Quality […]
December 14, 2006
Race for rural IPTV
The low guys on the technology totem pole are finally getting their day – if all goes well that is.
Eagle Broadband Inc., Falcon Communications Inc., and SES Americom are each aiming to win what is being called the “race for the rural†by being the first and best to offer IPTV packages to the rural […]
December 13, 2006
Alcatel faces off with Microsoft over IPTV
Competition is good – especially for consumers interested in IPTV. And the market just got more competitive.
It seems that Microsoft, which had hoped to become the industry standard for the emerging Internet Protocol television (IPTV) market is going to have more competition than it expected. Not only are the likes of Cisco Systems […]
December 7, 2006
Foxtel leads Aussie IPTV
You can now get your broadcasts on demand via the internet courtesy of Foxtel.
The Australian based company, which is that country’s largest subscription television provider, is set to launch a trial of downloadable, on demand television services over the internet. The Foxtel-by-broadband trial is set to launch this month and will be offered to […]
December 7, 2006
Hong Kong leads in IPTV
Hong Kong is leading the world in the acceptance and usage of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) technology.
PCCW Ltd, Hong Kong’s former fixed line monopoly but currently the world’s largest provider of TV over the internet, boasts over 700,000 subscribers to date.
The IPTV service allows subscribers to view sports, financial news, or other pay per channel […]
December 6, 2006
Cisco powers telco IPTV
Telcos could finally have an edge in the IPTV market.
Cisco Systems, the world’s leader in networking for the internet, is just the company to provide them with that edge.
The San Jose, California based company has developed technology that will allow the telcos to speed their channel changing.
It will also enhance the […]