Telus in Canada now has 100,000 IPTV subscribers. It offers 33 HD channels, personal video recorder capabilities with 60 hours of HD recording time, and HD video on demand. The company plans to launch a satellite TV service later in 2009.
Telus seems to be doing well with this service. The satellite TV service will enable it to offer TV service to the large rural areas that it covers.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
FTTH Council Says 3.8M FTTH Subscribers in North America
The Fiber to the Home Council of North America published a presentation giving its latest FTTH statistics. It has found that there are currently 3.8 million FTTH subscribers and 2.2 million FTTH IPTV subscribers in North America. This is an increase of 848 thousand FTTH subscribers and 550 thousand FTTH IPTV subscribers over the last six month. The current take rate for FTTH services in North America is 30 percent.
Verizon is driving this growth, but there are a number of smaller deployments as well. It is well spending the time to review the entire presentation.
Verizon is driving this growth, but there are a number of smaller deployments as well. It is well spending the time to review the entire presentation.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Manitoba Telecom Adopts Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft
Manitoba Telecom (MTS) will switch to Alcatel-Lucent access systems and Microsoft software for its IPTV software system. MTS has over 75 thousand IPTV subscribers for its service that has been in operation for the last five years.
The MTS IPTV system was based originally based on Motorola VDSL access systems that it stopped actively marketing two years ago. MTS is also using Seachange video on demand systems and Widevine content security systems.
MTS plans to deploy the Alcatel-Lucent/Microsoft system on a limited basis in 2008.
It has been clear that MTS would change its strategy since Motorola ceased actively marketing its original VDSL systems two years ago. Its selection of Microsoft is a vote of confidence for Microsoft. MTS clearly understands the issues involved in offering IPTV systems and has decided that Microsoft can meet its needs.
The MTS IPTV system was based originally based on Motorola VDSL access systems that it stopped actively marketing two years ago. MTS is also using Seachange video on demand systems and Widevine content security systems.
MTS plans to deploy the Alcatel-Lucent/Microsoft system on a limited basis in 2008.
It has been clear that MTS would change its strategy since Motorola ceased actively marketing its original VDSL systems two years ago. Its selection of Microsoft is a vote of confidence for Microsoft. MTS clearly understands the issues involved in offering IPTV systems and has decided that Microsoft can meet its needs.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Manitoba Telecom at 75K IPTV Subscribers
Manitoba Telecom now has 75 thousand IPTV subscribers, which is an increase of 5 thousand since April 2007. Its subscriber base has grown by more than 30 thousand in the last two years. MTS offers IPTV in the city of Winnipeg.
Manitoba Telecom is one of the real pioneers in IPTV. It has developed a unique channel packaging and pricing scheme that you can see at its website. It comes as close to an a la carte approach as you can use in North America based on content owner requirements.
Manitoba Telecom is one of the real pioneers in IPTV. It has developed a unique channel packaging and pricing scheme that you can see at its website. It comes as close to an a la carte approach as you can use in North America based on content owner requirements.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sasktel Adopts ADSL-2+ Strategy
Sasktel is the incumbent carrier in Saskatchewan, Canada. It has been offering its Max IPTV service since September 2002, which makes it one of the real pioneers. It is currently upgrading its network to provide 28 Mbps to each home using two pairs per home and ADSL-2+. It supports up to four TVs in each home including one HD stream along with a 5 Mbps data service.
Sasktel's IPTV Vendors include:
Sasktel had 51 thousand subscribers at the end of 2006 out of 225 thousand homes passed. This is 23 percent penetration in a market with strong competition from Shaw Cable.
Sasktel has enjoyed steady progress with its IPTV offering. This upgrade will keep it competitive by permitting it to support HD and more TVs in the home. It is also interesting that Sasktel chose ADSL-2+ technology with two lines per subscriber. This provides longer loop lengths and is probably significantly less costly than VDSL because fewer remotes are required and because there is probably not that much difference in cost between two ADSL-2+ interfaces and one VDSL interface.
Sasktel's IPTV Vendors include:
- Alcatel-Lucent DSLAMs
- Tandberg video headend
- Harmonic video headend
- Alcatel middleware
- Kasenna video on demand servers
- Widevine content protection/digital rights management
- Pace set-top boxes
- Motorola set-top boxes
Sasktel had 51 thousand subscribers at the end of 2006 out of 225 thousand homes passed. This is 23 percent penetration in a market with strong competition from Shaw Cable.
Sasktel has enjoyed steady progress with its IPTV offering. This upgrade will keep it competitive by permitting it to support HD and more TVs in the home. It is also interesting that Sasktel chose ADSL-2+ technology with two lines per subscriber. This provides longer loop lengths and is probably significantly less costly than VDSL because fewer remotes are required and because there is probably not that much difference in cost between two ADSL-2+ interfaces and one VDSL interface.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Manitoba Telecom Sees Good Growth
Manitoba Telecom reported that the number of IPTV subscribers that it serves grew to 66,093 at the end of 2006 from 51,561 at the end of 2005, which is 28 percent growth over the year. Its IPTV revenue grew to $32.2 million Canadian ($27.7 million U.S.) in 2006 from $22.9 million Canadian ( $19.7 million U.S.). Its IPTV ARPU was flat at $46 ($40 U.S.) Canadian in 2006 and $45 Canadian ($39 U.S.) in 2005.
Manitoba Telecom offers this service in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, using VDSL systems from Motorola. Its IPTV coverage in Winnipeg grew to 96.3 percent in 2006 to 91.1 percent in 2005. Its market penetration grew to 26.6 percent in 2006 compared to 21.7 percent in 2005.
Manitoba Telecom continues solid growth with its IPTV service. It does demonstrate that a telco VDSL IPTV service can achieve 25 percent penetration, which is good news for AT&T. Of course, Manitoba introduced this service in 2003 before Shaw, its cable competitor, introduced VoIP and a triple play offering. AT&T is facing much stiffer competition introducing IPTV this year.
Manitoba Telecom offers this service in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, using VDSL systems from Motorola. Its IPTV coverage in Winnipeg grew to 96.3 percent in 2006 to 91.1 percent in 2005. Its market penetration grew to 26.6 percent in 2006 compared to 21.7 percent in 2005.
Manitoba Telecom continues solid growth with its IPTV service. It does demonstrate that a telco VDSL IPTV service can achieve 25 percent penetration, which is good news for AT&T. Of course, Manitoba introduced this service in 2003 before Shaw, its cable competitor, introduced VoIP and a triple play offering. AT&T is facing much stiffer competition introducing IPTV this year.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
100 Mbps Coming to Videotron
Videotron is planning to introduce 100 Mbps cable modem service. Its 1.6 million subscribers make it the third largest cable company in Canada. This service will be based on new DOCSIS 3.0 technology. Videotron has not announced when this service will be available.
100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 puts cable modem services in fiber territory. The wide deployment of this technology will leave FTTN VDSL deployments at 25 Mbps in the dust. 100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 is a killer technology that only Verizon in the U.S. is prepared to counter. ATT will be in big trouble when this technology is widely deployed in its territory.
100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 puts cable modem services in fiber territory. The wide deployment of this technology will leave FTTN VDSL deployments at 25 Mbps in the dust. 100 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 is a killer technology that only Verizon in the U.S. is prepared to counter. ATT will be in big trouble when this technology is widely deployed in its territory.
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