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- Top vendors, operators form IPTV group
Vendors and operators, including AT&T, Samsung and Ericsson, have joined forces to create an industry consortium for IPTV specifications. The group will focus on defining end-to-end specifications for the delivery of IPTV services. PC Magazine
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- AT&T eyes multiple HD streams
AT&T expects to have multiple HD streams to the home this year and is illustrating its commitment to advancing the HD market by making all of its new set-tops and digital video recorders HD-enabled. Telephony Online
(3/19)
- XO's NextLink arrives in Phoenix
XO Communications has brought its NextLink wireless system to Phoenix as the company looks to expand its footprint. The company will initially deploy services in downtown Phoenix, although it plans to eventually extend the rollout to the entire metropolitan area. Telephony Online
(3/19)
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- IBM, Cisco to unveil emergency-services partnership
The companies are expected to announce that the IBM Management Services for Crisis Response emergency-services system will make use of Cisco's networking hardware and IBM's services approach. Cisco and IBM will tap into Wi-Fi, WiMAX and satellite technologies to deliver the service to government and corporate customers. USA TODAY/CNET
(3/20)
- Apple TV will be more popular than TiVo, analyst predicts
Apple's soon-to-be-released Apple TV device is expected to surpass TiVo and Netflix in popularity, according to industry analyst Jonathan Hoopes. "As a digital media content delivery vehicle positioned in users' living rooms, we think the Apple TV/iTunes combination could become as disruptive to legacy video purchase-and-consumption behavior as the iPod/iTunes combination has been to the traditional music business model," Hoopes said in a report. Electronic Engineering Times (Asia)/InformationWeek
(3/19)
- Q&A: AT&T Labs exec talks home networking
Vernon Reed, principal member of technical staff AT&T Labs, says the Home Phone Network Alliance (HPNA) v.3.1 standard enables telecom providers and their technicians to diagnose a problem on a customer's network to an exact location. Telecommunications
(3/19)
- Survey: HSDPA market surging
A new survey reveals that 100 HSDPA networks have launched commercial mobile broadband services in 54 countries and that nearly 40 HSDPA networks support 3.6 Mbps peak data throughput. Europe is leading the HSDPA charge, according to the survey, with networks up and running in all but two EU countries. cellular-news (U.K.)
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