
IPTV continues to gain market share, passing 75 million subscriber mark; with China, France and US accounting for 58% of the global user base.
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IPTV continues to gain market share, passing 75 million subscriber mark; with China, France and US accounting for 58% of the global user base.

Hybrid fibre access (FTTx) has experienced the highest market gain over the past year, according to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by Point Topic.
BBWF 2012 – Amsterdam. Industry organisation Broadband Forum has launched its BBF.069 CPE certification programme and announced the first certified devices.

IPTV subscribers grew by 3.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 to a global figure of over 65.6 million, with China increasing its lead in both numbers and growth rates, according to Point Topic.

Broadband and IPTV growth spiked to a high in 2011 with rates higher than at any time in the last five years, according to year-end figures published by the Broadband Forum.
The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) has announced that it has signed a liaison agreement with the Broadband Forum that will lead to close collaboration by both organisations on the development of standards and specifications for broadband networks worldwide.
The most recent non-proprietary video compression standard, High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC), also known as H.265, was placed into final draft for ratification in January 2013 and is expected to become the video standard of choice for the next decade. … [Read More...]
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