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RSS iptv in newsExeter Uni set for £5.5m wireless makeover
News Exeter University has embarked on a £5.5m campus-wide wireless network rollout. Wireless from A-Z Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. The university's IT department is working with networking company Juniper -... [18 Sep 2008]
Exeter Uni gives £5.5m network upgrade the green light
News The test was outsourced to Spirent Communications and was used to determine whether the preferred supplier hardware was fit to deliver 200 channels of IPTV and 1Gbps networking to the desktop across the university's... [17 Jul 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News He warned: "In a few years, internet users will expect to be able to view full-HD streaming IPTV via their internet connection. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns industry analyst Berg Insight. [20 Jun 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News Neil Armstrong, PlusNet's product and marketing director, said: "2008 will be the year of IPTV. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband, although it almost always comes with... [17 Mar 2008]
BBC signs up with iTunes
News Once downloaded, the programmes can be played on Mac or PC as well as on video iPods, iPhones and Apple's IPTV service. A range of BBC television programmes are now available for download at Apple's UK iTunes store. [19 Feb 2008]
Bill Gates sings at CES for one last time
News Microsoft also noted the company's progress in IPTV - digital television delivered over Internet Protocol as opposed to traditional cable or satellite. Bach showed a number of custom applications designed for its... [07 Jan 2008]
Inmarsat readies for mobile push
News Sukawaty said data will remain "the bulk of the business in the future" and Inmarsat is focusing on delivering "more and higher speed data" to push IPTV and other audio or radio services in five years' time. [07 Jun 2007]
Microsoft splurges $6bn to boost ad clout
News Microsoft said the deal will help it support more-advanced advertising products and technologies across areas including media planning, video-on-demand and IPTV.aQuantive produces the Atlas Media Console and Drive PM... [18 May 2007]
Orange boss Ahuja steps down
News Since Ahuja took the helm of the operator in March 2004, the company has doubled its subscriber numbers to around 100 million and, like its rivals, has attempted to reposition itself as a converged operator, selling broadband,... [27 Apr 2007]
Fat pipes fatter - but not as fat as we think...
News Ferguson also suggested new, bandwidth-intensive services such as IPTV have the potential to cause even slower broadband speeds. Broadband speeds have more than quadrupled since 2003 but many users still aren't receiving... [23 Feb 2007]
BBC online ad plan 'not satisfactory'
News Auntie has also been flirting with IPTV, and earlier this month announced its web TV plan will provisionally go ahead, despite concern from media watchdog Ofcom over how the launch will affect the UK's commercial telly. [23 Feb 2007]
N Ireland first in line for the full 21CN
News The 21st Century Network (21CN) is currently being rolled out across the UK to offer a platform for high-bandwidth services, such as IPTV, and is expected to be fully completed in 2011. Northern Ireland will be the first... [23 Feb 2007]
BBC told to rethink web TV plan
News Media watchdog Ofcom has demanded a rethink of the BBC's plans for an on-demand IPTV service, saying the launch could hurt rival commercial services. The IPTV service, which could see BBC programmes... [24 Jan 2007]
Businesses too scared to switch to VoIP
News The Brits are among the slowest to catch on to new services such as VoIP and IPTV compared to other countries, according to recent research for Ofcom. Companies are missing out on the long-term benefits of VoIP because... [15 Jan 2007]
Telcos: Is expansion the answer?
News BT has also expanded its services from phone to broadband and recently launched IPTV. Telecoms players are taking a major risk when expanding services to counter declining revenues, according to one analyst. [12 Jan 2007]
