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What is IPTV?
IPTV is a technlogy that is deployed over the copper of fibre networks to deliver Television. Phone companies are deploying this technology in a bid to compete against cable companies who have grabbed a large share of the internet,tv and long distance calling market. IPTV is different from TV over internet as IPTV is not just about TV, its about boradband.
IPTV is a whole new interactive package that will allow customers to watch TV, browse the internet and make long distance calls using VoIP and all this on their broadband connection.
IPTV operates over a private IP Network. Over a private IP network, the provider can insure Quality of Service (QoS). IPTV is not TV over the internet. To most providers, IPTV refers to broadband with TV getting priority with the exception on VoIP (Voice Over IP).
News from the World Of IPTV
Yahoo! News
DMN Newswire--2008-7-8--Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., today announced that its chief technology officer, Dr. Richard Chernock, will participate in an IEEE BTS tutorial session on IPTV quality assurance, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11, at the IBC2008 conference and exhibition.
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Triveni Digital CTO Will Join IPTV Quality Assurance Panel at IBC2008 (Broadcast Newsroom)
Milan - July 8, 2008 - Neptuny, providing optimization solutions for telecommunication operators and IPTV providers, says that ease of sign-up and content discovery have become critical factors in the take-up of IPTV services in various countries around the world.
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Neptuny Says Easy Content Discovery Critical To IPTV Take-up (ContactCenterWorld.com)
LONDON, BUSINESS WIRE -- The rapid growth in the consumption of broadcast content on devices other than the traditional TV screens is reflected across the exhibition, conference and business briefing programmes at IBC2008 (RAI, Amsterdam, 11-16 September.)
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