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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
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is a concept that has been a long time coming, but it looks like 2010 is the year that it gains a foothold.
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Feature: Please Explain: IPTV (cnet.com.au)
Ericsson plans to expand its purchases from Taiwan to include CPE products supporting HSPA and LTE standards as well as IPTV products in addition to current 2G and 3G products, the Chinese-language Commercial Times recently quoted Stefan Johansson, president of Ericsson Taiwan, as indicating.
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Ericsson to expand purchases of 3.5G, LTE and IPTV products in Taiwan, says paper (Digi Times)
Playcast Media announced today at the Game Developers Conference partnerships with some of the video game industry’s top publishers including Atari, Capcom, Codemasters and THQ, as well as independent publishers/developers DDI, Strategy First and Zushi. Playcast Media delivers high-quality console-free video gaming directly through existing Cable and IPTV set-top boxes and is the first gaming-on ...
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