Making a Case for Phylogy

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Rural Telcos Say Video's Worth It

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Does it even matter that offering television service isn't pulling down a profit for some North American Tier 3 telcos? Not if the end result is holding onto a landline customer -- and protecting a future revenue stream.

Is U.S. stuck in Internet's slow lane?

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and more of their population connected to them.

85 million broadband accesses in Western Europe in 2Q07: DSL still most popular wirebased broadband access

Friday, October 26, 2007

According to the newest InfoCom's findings, the independent market analyst specialist, at end of 2Q07, while number of broadband connections (DSL, cable modem and fibre optic) reached more than 85 million in Western Europe, FTTx is slowly gaining momentum as the fastest broadband technology.

Taking the IPTV Plunge

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Unlike the cable company, which enjoys a long heritage in delivering video over its purpose-built HFC network, the traditional telephone network was designed to deliver an altogether different service: voice. To deliver IPTV service providers face a steep learning curve, not only in terms of understanding all of the moving parts, but also the nature of the video subscriber.

Competition Reignites Broadband Growth in Europe

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Eight EU countries now have broadband penetration levels above 20% and Northern Europe leads the table with the Netherlands having the highest penetration at 33%, followed by Denmark, Finland and Sweden. And, for the first time, average penetration in the EU15 countries is, at 19.9%, comparable with the average penetration of 19.6% in the US and 20.2% in Japan.

Copper’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Friday, August 03, 2007

Telcos around the world are getting their dose of fiber, as they invest billions of dollars to upgrade their networks with optical technology that can handle the higher data rates demanded by new video services. But does this mean that the days of copper are coming to an end?

Complexities of Providing IPTV

Thursday, July 12, 2007

The entertainment industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The delivery of video over Internet-Protocol (IP) broadband networks is now a reality, opening many new opportunities for service providers.

IPTV 'entering mainstream'

Monday, July 02, 2007

New research has suggested that IPTV is set to enter the mainstream this year.

IPTV Subscribers to Number 60 Million by 2011

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

The number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide in 2011, according to “IPTV: From Quadruple Play to Multiplay,” a Parks Associates report that provides forecasts and analyses for the worldwide IPTV market, writes MarketingCharts.

IPTV lessons from China

Thursday, May 10, 2007

On the surface – and even several layers down – there appears to be very little about the Chinese IPTV market that applies to the U.S.

IPTV 2007: Iceland Telecom Draws IPTV Crowd

Friday, March 09, 2007

This year’s IPTV World Forum drew to a close on a positive note from Nordic operator Iceland Telecom – or Siminn, as it now prefers to be known

AT&T says won't need fiber-to-the-home network

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Top phone company AT&T Inc. shrugged off concerns on Tuesday that it would need to build a more expensive, all-fiber network to handle an expected surge in high-speed Internet and video traffic.

The Big Broadband Gamble

Friday, December 01, 2006

The overwhelming majority of fixed-line incumbents and alternative network operators around the world are ramping up their investment in broadband access infrastructure and services.

FTTN: The 'Other' Fiber Access Option

Thursday, October 19, 2006

While fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) continues gaining momentum in delivering triple-play services to customers, it may not be the optimal solution for every service provider. Some providers are opting to take fiber only as far as necessary to take advantage of existing copper infrastructure for a more cost-effective alternative.

Your Television Is Ringing

Monday, October 16, 2006

What has come over the telecoms industry? The gloom has given way to a fresh sense of opportunity and a renewed frenzy of dealmaking.

Telcos Top New Broadband Sign-ups

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Telcos' new high-speed Internet hookups exceeded new high-speed cable modem sign-ups for the first time in FCC memory, although cable still leads in total lines by a wide margin.

IPTV: Give Us Three Years

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Confidence in IPTV as a major contributor to the top-line increases markedly in three years' time.

DSL wins over Cable in US

Friday, June 30, 2006

Fast, affordable DSL is America's choice for broadband, according to a number of recent independent research studies. That's big news because about 10 million new subscribers signed up for broadband service in America last year.

DSL Use Continues to Surge Worldwide - DSL Forum

Monday, June 26, 2006

Global growth of DSL continues to surge according to industry analyst Point Topic. In its quarterly report to the DSL Forum, the company said DSL usage jumped 39% for the 12 months ending March 31, 2006.

Sharp broadband growth seen as dial-up shrinks

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The days of dial-up are diminishing rapidly as demand for faster Internet access explodes. According to IDC, worldwide broadband subscriptions will nearly double in five years, expanding from a little more than 205 million in 2005 to nearly 400 million in 2010.  read article

High-speed access is helping to bridge the digital divide

Thursday, June 01, 2006

More people than ever -- including minorities and lower- and
middle-income households -- are hooking up to
high-speed Internet access, the majority of them using
DSL, a study released Sunday said.  read article

Service Providers Spending Nearly 40% of CAPEX on Triple Play

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Service providers around the globe see Triple Play services not merely as a means of increasing top-line revenue, but as a means of self-preservation, says a new study by Infonetics Research. Network operators are redefining and realigning themselves to be the one-stop shop for all things digital for residential and enterprise subscribers, and they believe Triple Play services will give them the competitive edge they need to succeed. read article

Hey, Baby Bells: Information Still Wants to Be Free

Sunday, January 15, 2006

At the top of my wish list for next year's Consumer Electronics Show is this: the introduction of broadband service across the country that is as up to date as that 103-inch flat-screen monitor just introduced by Panasonic. The digital lifestyle I see portrayed so alluringly in ads is not possible when the Internet plumbing in our homes is as pitiful as it is.  read article

40 million people worldwide signed up for digital subscriber line (DSL)

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Almost 40 million people worldwide signed up for digital subscriber line (DSL) technology for their broadband access in the 12 months to 30 September 2005, according to the latest data produced for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic.  That growth of 45%† over 100,000 every day† means that more than 125 million homes and businesses now enjoy the benefits of broadband DSL.  By the end of 2005, global DSL subscribers will approach 140 million, extending its share of the total broadband access market.  read article

Delivering on the Promise, ADSL2+ Walks Its Talk and Delivers the Triple-Play

Saturday, October 01, 2005

A very attractive service can be delivered using 12 Mbps. Each voice stream would consume 64 Kbps or less. A standard NTSC video stream can be provided at 3.5 Mbps (using existing MPEG-2 encoding) with HDTV video requiring 8 Mbps. Most data services today are actually running less than 500 Kbps. Tripling the speed to 1.5 Mbps should result in very satisfied consumers. Putting it all together, 12 Mbps will support 1.5 Mbps of data plus 3 video streams at 3.5 Mbps each, or one HDTV stream at 8.0 Mbps. Thus, leaving 4.0 Mbps for voice services and whatever other uses service providers can think of. An upstream data rate of 1.3 Mbps is adequate for supporting the needs of the voice and data services.  read article

Booming Broadband Adds More Than 24 Million - DSL dominates growth

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

DSL remains the most popular broadband access technology around the world. According to Michael Brusca, chairman of the DSL Forum, ”By using the existing copper telephone infrastructure and applying standards-based DSL technologies, with equipment that has been  tested for interoperability and by deploying our growing range of robust, practical technical solutions for deployment and management of broadband services, countries can accelerate their broadband development efficiently and cost-effectively.”  read article

Bells Win Video Vote

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Verizon and SBC finally got their way in Texas on Wednesday morning. After months of behind-the-scenes wrangling, the state legislature approved a bill to simplify video franchising.  read article

The market for high speed service is expected to grow to 440 million by 2010, mostly through DSL cable.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Nearly half a billion computer users around the world are expected to adopt broadband technology within the next five years, according to a study released Wednesday.  

More than 190 million users will have broadband by the end of 2005, and 440 million will be broadband subscribers by 2010, according to the study by Informa Telecoms & Media.  read article

Ups and downs of consumer broadband

Monday, August 01, 2005

Over the past year, cable and DSL broadband providers alike have touted their increased download speeds, but little has been made of upload speeds. Two providers, Verizon Communications and Cablevision, do offer relatively fast upload services in many of their markets--and upload speeds elsewhere have increased modestly over time--but some users complain that the speeds still haven't kept pace with their needs.  read article

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