HaiVision announces collaboration with Glowpoint to deliver telepresence and interactive broadcast network video services. Telepresence integrators and broadcasters can now source HD network video solution packages validated specifically for the performance and operational characteristics necessary within these segments such as video quality, video latency, system manageability, reliability, and on-line customer service.

HaiVision's MAKO-HD provides the fastest H.264 HD encoding available with 70 milliseconds of latency, supporting up to 1080p resolution. Glowpoint's global "video-centric" network provides the quality of service necessary for high performance video in terms of jitter and network latency combined. Glowpoint combines network quality with "white glove" telepresence and broadcast service management from their Video Network Operations Center.

Ericsson announces an upgrade to its high-performance Gigabit Passive Optical Network system, the EDA 1500, an important part of the company's broadband offering. The upgraded version of EDA 1500 can now switch bandwidth up to 320Gbps for commercial and residential next-generation multimedia services.

Fiber optic technology and fiber-to-the-home deployments are becoming an increasingly important part of access networks capable of delivering cutting-edge services such as IPTV and other IP-based multimedia services. GPON is the leading fiber access standard and became an important part of Ericsson's broadband offering with the acquisition of industry leader Entrisphere in February 2007.

Juniper Networks revealed the newest member of the T-series family, the T1600 core router. Capable of delivering an 1.6 Tbps of throughput in a single half-rack chassis, the service-aware T1600 core router will ease the transition to next-generation networks and enable service providers to accelerate the deployment of the experience-based services that subscribers expect today with the agility and service control to address future requirements.

Teknovus announced that Chunghwa Telecom has selected Teknovus for Chunghwa’s FTTH (Fiber To The Home) deployment. Based on Teknovus’ chips and embedded software, Chunghwa Telecom will offer advanced broadband services including premium video services such as IPTV, along with VOIP and high-speed data services. Deployments are underway.

Teknovus’ chips and software fulfilled Chunghwa’s requirements for strict QoS (Quality of Service) on 1X64 fully loaded PON networks while adhering to low power usage parameters. Teknovus is enabling Chunghwa’s transition to a next generation network, adding premium services while lowering operating costs.

SMC Networks launches the newest of its cutting-edge products for the Service Provider/ISP market: the EZ Connect Wireless ADSL2+ HDTV Gateway. The first solution of its kind, this new ‘All-in-One’ broadband residential HDTV gateway is DSL Forum specifications-compliant, and delivers 40Mbps throughput to support HDTV, SDTV, MPEG2 video (IPTV) and data applications for the most robust and versatile of home networks. Designed to facilitate full remote management by Service Providers, the SMC1114WG brings the ultimate in flexibility and economy for Service Providers, and high-end features like HDTV video sharing and multi-port wired/wireless home networking for the end customer. The competitively priced SMC1114WG has the bandwidth and flexibility to gain and retain customers for Service Providers; and the remote management and serviceability features to maximize their profitability.

Anevia has been selected by the Swiss Cable Operator Sierre Energie. Sierre Energie just released its FTTH service under the brandname "Vario" providing their customers with 90 worldwide TV channels (French, German, Italian, English & others) through their IP set-top box.

The Anevia Flamingo is the only 1RU appliance in the market able to receive multiple TV channels and retransmit them over IP. Satellite, Terrestrial or Cable channels, encrypted or free-to-air can be streamed. This DVB-to-IP gateway has already been selected by other leading telecom operators for their IPTV service.

Sierre Energie is scheduling the launch of HDTV services for Summer 2007 and is currently testing the Anevia Flamingo for DVB-S2 satellite reception and IP streaming of HD channels.

India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be leveraging UTStarcom for the deployment of 1.3 million lines of UTStarcom's iAN8K B1000 IP DSLAM solution in approximately 900 cities throughout India. This announcement comes after UTStarcom announced a three-year contract to deploy its RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) in India. (See UTStarcom Scores IPTV Deal with India's MTNL)

India is expected to see large increases in broadband uptake and estimates approximately 20 million subscribers by 2010. "Through this network, we aim to deliver real-time applications, high-speed Internet and effectively handle ever-increasing traffic of broadband subscribers," said Mr AK Sinha, chairman and managing director at BSNL.

Telco Systems' EdgeGate CPE 232 and 482 IP media gateways, which provide broadband Internet access, VoIP, and IPTV to the consumer's home over fiber, were selected for use in fiber-to-the-home projects funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) following review by the RUS Technical Committee for telecommunications products.

Calix will see a an increased presence in Canada thanks to its selection by Téléphone Guèvremont, a Quebec-based ILEC, and by Maskatel and Téléphone Drummond, CLEC affiliates of Téléphone Guèvremont. The project will utilize Calix C7 multiservice access platforms to extend new fiber transport facilities to Drummondville, Quebec, overbuilding the current operator. From there, the Calix C7 will deliver voice, high-speed internet access, and eventually IPTV services over short 1.5 Km loops using ADSL2+ and VDSL2 technology. Greenfield locations will be built out using 2.4 Gbps gigabit passive optical network fiber to the premises facilities.

Net Insight has rolled out the Nimbra 360 multiservice access/edge switch. The solution integrates transport of Digital Terrestrial and Mobile Television services with transfer of highly accurate timing information, eliminating the need for GPS receivers.

With four built-in multirate SONET/SDH SFP ports and one Gigabit Ethernet port, the product is ready for demanding applications already in its basic configuration. In addition, up to 16 DVB-ASI ports or other combinations of multiservice access and trunk interfaces are available using the two slots for plug-in modules.

Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a local exchange carriers in Texas, has purchased multiple products of Occam Networks's Broadband Loop Carrier system to provide its customers with Triple Play.

Etex is planning a mixed copper and fiber triple play deployment.

Nokia and Siemens unveiled the proposed product portfolio plan of their future 50:50 joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, strongly underlining their intent to create an industry leader that will meet the needs of customers in the converging telecommunications industry. The planned merger to create Nokia Siemens Networks is expected to close in the first quarter 2007.

The proposed portfolio plan covers the six future business units for Nokia Siemens Networks and includes a single, lead solution for: IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), mobile and fixed softswitches, Media Gateways (MGW), Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC), Intelligent Networks (IN), Packet Core, Mobile TV (DVB-H) and IPTV, and Converged Charging, among other solutions.

The Register has an interesting write-up about the Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Study Group and their findings for ethernet power management. It is estimated that Energy-Efficient Ethernet could save a total of $450 million every year in just the U.S. alone, with even more significant savings worldwide.

"We're going to look at ways to reduce power consumption by switching to lower speeds during periods of low link-utilisation," said EEE Chair Mike Bennett.

Amedia Networks announced the development of a gigabit passive optical network gateway with built-in home networking capabilities and a personal media library. The HG-G1000 is being designed to provide the integrated functionality of an in-home Broadband Home Router, an outdoor Optical Network Terminal, and integrated battery backup. Simply put, telecommunications companies can offer the HG-G1000 as a single, “in-home” gateway appliance for subscribers – with no required outdoor-hardened optical or electrical components. This significantly reduces installation costs, relative to the multiple equipment unit (ONT plus BHR plus battery backup) solution, by eliminating outdoor installation and media required to interconnect multiple products, while also providing means to utilize existing home television and telephone wiring within the connected home.

RawFlow, a provider of live P2P streaming technologies, has partnered with ChinaCache, the largest content delivery network (CDN) in China. RawFlow and ChinaCache will jointly promote Peer-To-Peer technology in the China market. ChinaCache will deploy the technology for its media delivery network and serve customers with P2P live broadcasting. China has the world's second largest internet population, with more than 132 million connections and 42 million broadband subscribers; making internet broadcast an incredibly attractive medium.