IPTV

Hitachi Telecom has teamed up with Missouri-based Falcon IP/Complete to provide a fully integrated MPEG-4 IPTV solution. It’s for service providers who are implementing Hitachi’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Network Fiber to the Premises solution.The combined solution is especially suited for municipalities, master planned communities and telcos that provide triple-play services to rural areas and smaller communities that need a ...

Aiming to help broadband service providers increase the speed and reach of their copper access networks, Zhone Technologies Inc. (ZHNE) today debuted two IP DSLAMs that support VDSL2 and ADSL2+ for single or bonded copper pairs.The new Bitstorm products are targeted at operators looking to provide bigger bandwidth over great distances, as many service providers are finding FTTH networks too expensive ...

While movie heroes make landing out-of-control airliners look almost effortless, AT&T Inc. (T) and some other telcos are struggling just to pull their standalone VoIP services out of a revenue nosedive.The latest indication of an adjusted VoIP flight plan was the recent revelation (first reported by xchange) that AT&T has stopped taking new orders for its 4-year-old, public Internet-based CallVantage VoIP ...

Yahoo! (YHOO) and Intel (INTC) want you to get more out of your TV.The two companies are working to create Web channels that run alongside your favorite TV shows.The so-called “Widget Channel” would let you watch and interact with the widgets, which are small applications that complement TV shows. They look like picture-in-picture TV, but they allow you to e-mail, chat with ...

Network operators and content companies increasingly are looking to add new revenue streams by creating special programming packages, which sometimes have the added bonus of enabling advertisers to target potential customers.Comcast Corp.(CMCSA) and Charter Communications Inc.(CHTR) announced such initiatives just last week, and DISH Network Corp.(DISH) recently aggressively started its offer on this front.DISH’s TurboHD is an all-HD programming channel ...