World VoIP Database

Net neutrality, as recently as the summer of 2007, appeared to be on the wane as a topic of concern for the telecom industry. Service providers weren’t taking it seriously, Net neutrality advocates couldn’t provide enough evidence for their concern, and Congress had moved on to different battles.

That all changed with Comcast’s traffic-delaying controversy. The […]

Till recently America was considered a laggard in IPTV deployment, but a new report by Research and Markets suggests things might be changing. According to their latest report on the Global IPTV outlook to 2011 the U.S. market is expected to emerge as the most competitive IPTV market in the world, largely due to high […]

While most focus on the IPTV space has been around the delivery of residential media a number of enterprises are now deploying a IP video solutions for internal communications and training.

Portland’s Fire and Rescue service is rolling out an IP video network to teach firefighters to effectively and safely respond to emergency situations. Portland’s steaming […]

Datacasting has long been promoted by engineers as a solution to a bandwidth deprived world. Using the digital terrestrial spectrum various countries have sought to use datacasting as a policy driver to create alternative media distribution channels. So far it has been a monumental flop, with another datacaster last week calling it quits, when former […]

Cisco announced AT&T had selected its CRS-1 router to upgrade the telco’s global IP backbone. The super routers are more than seven feet high and manage huge volumes of traffic at network junction points and are part of AT&T’s announced upgrade to 40gbs for its core network.

The win cements Cisco’s position as the leading IP […]

Switched video remains cable TV’s principle weapon against telco and satellite incursions and for many is the reason why IPTV will struggle to make inroads in the U.S. market. Hence, why everyone should take note of the alliance this week between TiVo and the cable lobby the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.

Tivo of course is […]

The National Cable TV Association is disputing the Federal Communications Commission’s assertion the cable TV industry has passed the “70/70″ threshold, which refers to networks passing 70% of U.S. households, and 70% of households subscribing to cable TV. Meanwhile, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the FCC’s claim is based on figures from independent research, but […]

Spain’s Telefonica reported a 39% jump in third-quarter profit to just over $5.8 billion. Some of that income surge is due directly to the company’s sale of TV content firm Endemol, but the Spanish telco also has made progress moving into new markets. Meanwhile, Telefonica saw its rate of IPTV subscriber growth in Spain […]

Reports over the weekend suggested the Federal Communications Commission is about to revise cable TV regulation to reflect what it says is the cable TV industry crossing of the “70/70″ threshold. That means that, according to studies the FCC is relying on, cable TV is available to 70% of U.S homes, and that 70% of […]

Verizon Communications announced this week a symmetrical 20 mbps upstream/downstream broadband access service, the latest move by broadband service providers to redefine their services into speed tiers. The service is $64.99 with VoIP service, and $109.99 is customers sign up for a FiOS TV package, voice service and the new symmetrical plan.

Amid the controversy generated […]