Telcos Face Tough Road Deploying IPTV: Report

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[Policani's Digital Media Blog] Matthew Friedman writes, "After the false starts of the late 1990s, North American telecommunications carriers are salivating at the prospect of delivering television to consumers over their IP networks. However, a new report from Forrester research notes that, for all their excitement, "it is a long road from today's flashy Consumer Electronics Show (CES) demos to mass adoption of telco IPTV."

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Policani's Digital Media Blog: Matthew Friedman writes, "After the false starts of the late 1990s, North American telecommunications carriers are salivating at the prospect of delivering television to consumers over their IP networks. However, a new report from Forrester research notes that, for all their excitement, "it is a long road from today's flashy Consumer Electronics Show (CES) demos to mass adoption of telco IPTV."

David H. Deans Weblog - Technology Marketing and Consulting: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) port shipments grew at a solid rate in 2004, but the rate of growth is expected to decline in coming years as the DSL market matures, reports In-Stat. The competition in the DSLAM market is fierce with many large global vendors and small vendors competing for contracts, a trend that will shrink average selling prices over the next several years, the high-tech market research firm says. "Worldwide DSLAM revenues will stay relatively flat, ranging from $3.1 - $3.3 billion over the next several years," says Henry Goldberg, In-Stat analyst. "The market will be highly competitive, with vendors increasing revenues only by taking market share away from other vendors." Alcatel had the leading market share in all regions, except the Asia-Pacific region, in 2004.

VoIP Insights Blog | BTI Communications Group: ... Existing telcos will offer flat rate VoIP services as add-ons to their DSL ... And the Forrester Tech Trends for 2005 tips VoIP as a run away winner for ...

Personal Tech Pipeline | Telcos Face Tough Road Deploying IPTV: Report: After the false starts of the late 1990s, North American telecommunications carriers are salivating at the prospect of delivering television to consumers over their IP networks. However, a new report from Forrester research notes that, for all their excitement, "it is a long road from today's flashy Consumer Electronics Show (CES) demos to mass adoption of telco IPTV."

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