Echostar Offering IPTV Solution to Telcos

EchoStar has been making the rounds of telco and cable shows presenting an end-to-end IPTV product offering that includes transporting content into a distribution head-end, converting satellite broadcast into IP, and providing a two-way IP set-top box in the home. Working with Cisco on the multicast aspects of distributing IPTV across DSL and fiber, EchoStar is aiming at the regional Tier 2 telcos and the local Tier 3 telcos.