By keith, on July 20th, 2009%
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more of its telco members are building their competitive advantage by signing on to deliver the Cooperative’s programming for Internet Protocol television (IPTV). Telcos across the United States are delivering NRTC’s more than 350 video and audio channels of IPTV programming to homes and businesses.
The NRTC represents the advanced telecommunications and information technology interests of more than 1,400 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 states. Founded in 1986, NRTC provides products and services developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, such as high-speed Internet access via satellite, full service Internet support, wireless technologies, long distance programs, mobile phone service, IP broadband backbone services, and direct broadcast satellite service (DBS) with DIRECTV. NRTC serves rural and independent telephone operators in a market of more than 10 million homes.
By keith, on July 20th, 2009%
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new IPTV service, Vodafone Casa TV, for its existing DSL customer base. Vodafone Germany already offers IPTV as part of a triple play package
By keith, on June 30th, 2009%
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has given first-stage approval to a new standard (Recommendation ITU-T H.770) that enables an IPTV end-user to locate and subscribe to content coming from different, independent service providers.
Earlier, the ITU introduced IPTV service requirements Recommendation ITU-T Y.1901, which covers QoS/QoE, service and content protection, middleware, etc.
By keith, on June 8th, 2009%
The HDMI 1.4 specification offers the following enhanced functionalities:
- 100 Mbps Ethernet Channel to enable high-speed bi-directional communication between the HDTV and source component (Blu-ray player, set-top box, game console, etc.). This can eliminate running an extra Ethernet cable to the HDTV for those HDTVs desiring Internet access.
- Audio Return Channel to enable the HDTV to send an audio stream to the A/V receiver, eliminating the need for an extra audio cable.
- 3D Over HDMI (in conjunction with the new CEA-861 specification) defines common 3DTV formats and resolutions (up to dual-stream 1080p60), standardizing the input/output portion of the home 3DTV system.
- 4Kx2K Resolution Support to enable HDMI to transmit content at the same resolution as many digital theaters (3840x2160p24/p25/p30 or 4096x2160p24).
- Expanded Support For Color Spaces (sYCC601, Adobe RGB and AdobeYCC601) for better digital camera support.
- Micro HDMI Connector is a significantly smaller 19-pin connector that supports up to 1080p resolutions for portable devices.
By keith, on May 8th, 2009%
In the first phase of the project by 2010, the Korean consortium will construct IPTV networks extending 300km while connecting a million households in its capital Lima and neighboring areas, and establish a broadcasting center. In the second phase, more IPTV facilities and infrastructure will be constructed to connect Lima and four other cities stretching 2,200 km.
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