Tesco and Microsoft will soon come together in a partnership to sell digital movies using the Sliverlight media platform.
The supermarket giant will offer virtual DVDs for sale in its aisles this coming autumn, which will include the same special features that are found on Blu-Ray discs using the BD-Live feature.
Once a customer purchases a virtual [...]

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The BBC claims that about 10% of all the shows that are viewed on its iPlayer platform are watched using the PlayStation3 gaming console.
This seems like a high percentage, however as most gaming consoles are usually located in children’s bedrooms, it does seem logical the kids are logging on.
Regardless, the iPlayer TV streaming capabilities were [...]

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10% watch BBC iPlayer via PS3

Telecoms company Consolidated Communications of Illinois in the United States is in the process of deploying a new “Smart Wi-fi” system by Ruckus Wireless MediaFlex as its choice for wireless IPTV home connectivity.
The company has around 20,000 customers in the United States and is the largest telecoms company in the US to utilise the Ruckus [...]

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Consolidated Communications in a Ruckus

New gigabit passive optical network technology being developed by Alcatel-Lucent is able to deliver up to 10Gbps per node and can be used as backhaul at base stations that operate on 3G LTE.
In a new demonstration of the product technology, Alcatel-Lucent stated that this shows the new PON technologies can converge with LTE, and are [...]

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LTE capable of quick channel change

Tilgin, which provides broadband service solution to operators, announced that it can now offer a solution for interoperability with IPTV set up boxes from Amino Communications.
The new remote solution allows operators to remotely manage STBs so that they can expand their IPTV offers while controlling their operating costs at the same time.
The new software standard [...]

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