BT Media & Broadcast Partners with Entriq for IPTV VOD Store

BT Media & Broadcast has formed an alliance with Entriq, a provider of pay media solutions that help service providers manage, protect and sell multimedia content to broadband, mobile and IPTV devices. The two organisations will work together to provide an end-to-end digital content delivery system including a digital store, that allows customers to sell high value content via the web and mobile platforms to consumers. Entriq's expertise, which encompasses encrypted content and subscriber management systems, will be integrated by BT Media &...

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FLO Forum Spec Boosts Interoperability

The FLO Forum, a multi-company initiative led by QUALCOMM and dedicated to the global standardization of FLO (Forward Link Only) technology, introduced a new Multiplex Subsystem-to-Transmit Station Interface (MTI) specification that allows transmit stations from multiple manufacturers to be part of a single MediaFLO broadcast network. Transmit stations must be compliant with the MTI protocol to correctly broadcast a FLO waveform. FLO technology is...

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New Edge Networks Adds Class of Service on MPLS VPNs

New Edge Networks plans to introduce class-of-service support for its MPLS network services. Starting Oct. 1, five classes of service will allow businesses to prioritize application data traffic over their IP-based VPN. The five classes of service are real time, interactive, enhanced, business class, and best effort.New Edge Networks said it accelerated its MPLS enhancements through investments from EarthLink, which acquired the company in April.http://www.newedgenetworks....

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Ericsson to deliver IP DSLAMs to TOT in Thailand

Thailand's leading fixed-line operator, TOT, IP MSAN (Multi Service Access Node), which will be integrated into the operator's existing nationwide network architecture. This will allow TOT to deliver consumers services at up to 24 Mbps using ADSL2+. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.ericsson....

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Sony Pictures Acquires Grouper.com for $65 Million

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired Grouper.com, an independent video sharing community, $65 million."Consumers are spending more and more time on sites like Grouper, and as one of the world's largest creators of entertainment, we want to be where the audiences are," said Michael Lynton, SPE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.http://www.sonypictures.comhttp://www.grouper....

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China Netcom Completes Sale of Asia Netcom to Investor Group

China Netcom Group completed the sale of its Asia Netcom to an Investor Group led by Ashmore Investment Management Limited, Spinnaker Capital Limited and Clearwater Capital Partners.The total value of the deal is at US$402 million.http://www.china-netcom.comhttp://www.asianetcom.comIn March 2006, Asia Netcom completed a major network upgrade that will bring a 50% increase in lit capacity to its pan-Asia submarine cable systems, EAC. As part of the upgrade, 10 Gbps was lit up on each of EAC's four fiber pairs, effectively adding 40 Gbps of new bandwidth...

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AT&T Selects HomePNA 3 over MoCA for In-home Networking

AT&T has selected HomePNA 3 technology for in-home distribution of its U-verse services, including its forthcoming IPTV offering, high-speed Internet, and VoIP.HomePNA 3 technology will be integrated into IP set-top boxes supplied by Motorola and Scientific Atlanta and Residential Gateways supplied by 2Wire as key components of AT&T's U-verse deployment. AT&T said it chose the technology following extensive testing in AT&T Laboratories...

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Tut Systems Raises $10.8 Million in New Funding

Tut Systems, which supplies content processing and distribution products for digital video, announced the pending sale of $7.0 million of 8% convertible notes to private investors. The company also issued to the investors common stock purchase warrants to purchase 2,815,768 shares of common stock. If exercised in full for cash, the warrants would provide an additional $3.8 million in proceeds to the company. http://www.tutsys....

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Kasenna Names VP of Engineering

Kasenna, a developer of VOD and MPEG-4 ready IPTV systems, has hired Sanjay Mehta as its vice president of engineering. In his new role, Mehta will be responsible for managing all of Kasenna's engineering and QA activities and resources in the Sunnyvale, California headquarters and the company's R&D center in Bangalore, India.Mehta previously served as senior director of global systems development at Quantum Corporation and prior to that was senior vice president of engineering and operations at Five9, a hosted call center technology and...

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Deutsche Telekom's WiFi Net Grows to 17,000 owned HotSpots

T-Com and T-Mobile now have roughly 17,000 owned HotSpots - the largest international public WiFi network in the world, according to Deutsche Telekom -- with even access points available through its roaming partners. The carrier said the combined HotSpot offering of T-Mobile and T-Com is a unique bargaining chip that strengthens its T-brand.Deutsche Telekom's international arm for wholesale, International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS), provides other WiFi providers across the world, such as France's Bouygues Telecom, with an roaming co...

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