The i3 Group, which pioneered a method of deploying fibre optic cable through the sewer network, is establishing a subsidiary in North America.

i3’s FS System offers significant cost savings compared with digging up roads to lay cables and is also quicker.

The company has recently launched a 100Mbps Fibre Optic broadband network in Bournemouth.

Its US subsidiary, i3 America, will be based in New York.

Elfed Thomas, CEO i3 Group and of i3 America said: “Delivering superfast connectivity is a global issue.

“The United States has exactly the same drivers as the UK and other countries that we are working in.

“American homes and businesses need access to high-speed broadband that supports bandwidth-heavy applications such as HDTV, so that people can communicate more effectively and access advanced information and entertainment services”.

The group recently warned that UK regulator Ofcom’s definition of super fast broadband as 24Mbps and above could see England being left behind in broadband provision compared with other countries.

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KIT digital Signs Multi-Year Partnership to Deliver IPTV Set-Top Box Solution for Global Ethnic Programming in North America – KIT digital, Inc., a leading global provider of IPTV enablement technology and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, announced today that it has been selected by TV2Moro, a new firm backed by several top-tier ethnic television aggregators and producers, to deploy a new IPTV set-top box (STB) service to deliver programming to ethnic consumers in North America.

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TVover.net and Parks Associates are giving away 3 free CONNECTIONS Europe 2008 passes to the first 3 readers that email us at media@tvover.net with
name, email, company, address and phone number.

CONNECTIONS Europe is a pan-European event dedicated to advancing the collective thinking
of strategists and executives active in marketing products and services integrated
under the umbrella term, digital living. In 2007, CONNECTIONS Europe will have a strong
focus on entertainment services such as those being introduced for IPTV. As part of
the CONNECTIONS Europe mission to accelerate and even develop innovative thinking
among the diverse business sectors within the environment, there will be keynotes
aimed at analyzing the options of bundled services, business models presented that
work to create innovative revenue scenarios, and pertinent consumer data from key
Western European nations. The goal then is to look at the national consumer and also
to view that consumer profile for digital as he/she sits within the scope of Western
European.

For more information, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com.

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With the explosive growth of Asia’s economy, consumer spending on entertainment products
and services in the Asia region has risen to unprecedented height. From the popularity
of Asian movies, TV shows, online games, music, digital content, IPTV, mobile TV;
what was once considered a niche market is now being looked upon as the entertainment
giant. Digital Media and Entertainment is known to many as “the creative convergence
of digital arts, science, technology and business for human expression, communication,
social interaction and education”.

Responding to the increasing industry demand for latest media trends and entertainment
initiatives, UNI strategic presents Asia
Digital Media & Entertainment Forum 2008 to be held in Regal Kowloon Hotel,
Hong Kong on 11th & 12th September 2008; a regional conference focusing on current
market trends and latest imperatives in modern Asia.

“The Digital Media and Entertainment industry is at the brink of a revolution as a
result of infocomm technologies. This is transforming the production, processing and
distribution of content and services. In the process, it is opening up an era of new
interactive and immersive possibilities, experiences and business opportunities that
will radically change the world by 2015.” –- Infocomm Development Authority (iDA)
Singapore

The Asia Digital Media & Entertainment Forum 2008 is a 2-day executive level and
networking conference focused on discussing, analyzing and identifying critical areas
of business and market trends in the entertainment industries in Asia. It aims to
bring some of the Asia’s most recognized, high-profile film/TV production and distribution
houses, online games companies, mobile service providers, product manufacturers, legislative
leaders, content providers and more to discuss and analyze how to most effectively
generate and maximize profits in Asia.

Ascertain mobile TV & entertainment as Asia’s next frontier and adopt new VoIP
strategies within new media platforms. Ways to capitalize on IPTV and the possibilities
it brings to the audience and hear about satellite markets and its business opportunities.
Understand the exceptional role of digital technology in ‘Asian Markets’. Identify
and prioritize on D2C opportunity and be taught on how to take Asian contents to global
market. Learn about Wimax, Wireless Broadband and its benefits. Define most effective
business models and latest trends and establish cutting edge marketing strategies
that work. LISTEN to the evolution of entertainment convergence & IMS.

Asia Digital Media and Entertainment Forum 2008 is proudly endorsed by Hong Kong Wireless
Technology Industry Association and Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre and media
partnerships with TVover.net, ZDNet Asia, Telecom Live, Telecom India Daily, TelecomWatch,
ChinaTechNews.com, ChinaNewswire.com, MobileIN.com, CIOL and Asian E-Marketing.

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NextIO and Broadcast
International will team to showcase a breakthrough HD video demonstration at the
IPTV North America show in Chicago, July 22nd and 23rd. The demonstration — which
utilizes NextIO’s ExpressConnect solution and BI’s ultra-high speed video compression
technology, running on the IBM BladeCenter QS21 server — will feature real-time video
encoding at under 3Mbps. This is compared to the MPEG 2 standard of 19.4 Mbps at which
most HD video is transmitted, and will enable video providers to pack more HD video
onto limited bandwidth.

The NextIO technology solves one of the most important challenges encountered by high-speed
HD video transmission — limited and limiting I/O throughput. The ultra-high speed
connections provided by the Next/I/O’s PCI Express-based ExpressConnect solutions
allow maximum and scalable data flow to the system, commensurate with the processing
power of the IBM BladeCenter environment. This input speed, combined with the unrivaled
power of the underlying CPU technology, enables BI’s CodecSys video compression software
to deliver encoded HD video in real-time at breakthrough rates, under 3 Mbps.

The combined technologies promise to change the video distribution world by making
it possible for cable, satellite or IPTV providers to deliver live HDTV at compression
levels four to six times higher than is currently possible. Conservation of limited
bandwidth resources has become a critical requirement in the broadcast, cable, satellite,
mobile and IPTV markets, especially as bandwidth-intensive, high-definition video
becomes the industry standard.

NextIO’s Express Connect

NextIO’s Express Connect is a complete end-to-end connectivity solution, using PCI
Express (PICe) technology. Express Connect provides an optimal platform that complements
the high density and scalability of the IBM BladeCenter family of products.

NextIO will be demonstrating the first of the Express Connect family of products,
the N1400-PCM High-Speed Switch Module, which lets all blade servers extend their
PCIe signals to an external I/O expansion unit, the N2800-ICA I/O Consolidation Appliance.
Both products are immediately available in sampling quantities.

Broadcast International’s CodecSys Video Compression Software

Broadcast International’s breakthrough CodecSys software will provide access to a
patented, multi-codec approach in which a video stream is analyzed and the codec best-suited
for a particular frame or video sequence is automatically selected from an entire
library of specialized codecs. These specialist codecs are designed to handle particular
types of high-bandwidth video frames or streams — such as fast-motion sequences in
a basketball game or explosions in an action movie — that pose chokepoints to generalist
codecs. By selecting the best expert codec for the job, CodecSys is able to eliminate
these chokepoints and offer performance several times higher than competitive products.

One of the key benefits of the CodecSys software approach is CodecSys-based encoders
can be easily updated as standards and requirements evolve, through simple, cost-effective
software downloads. Other commercial solutions based on embedded systems require costly,
full replacement. The underlying IBM multi-core hardware platform is also highly programmable
and scalable, enabling users to add additional processing power by simply adding extra
processors.

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