Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world today announced that it has successfully deployed an end-to-end IPTV solution for Maroc Telecom. The system, solely engineered by Huawei, recently began commercial service in the Kingdom of Morocco. This marks yet another milestone following other successful implementations in Thailand, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro and China's Guangdong province.

Ericsson today announced an end-to-end IPTV solution. The offering will make possible a complete range of IPTV services, such as broadcast TV (both standard and high-definition quality), video on-demand, network personal video recording and electronic programming guides.

Tut Systems, Inc., an industry leader enabling the delivery of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks, announced that Cavalier Telephone of Richmond, VA has launched what it believes to be North America's first commercially-available IPTV service utilizing MPEG-4 AVC compression technology. The service, currently available in the Metro Richmond, Virginia market, is known as Broadband TV and is powered by Tut Systems' Astria content processor.

Alcatel and Microsoft Corp. today announced they will harness IBM's server systems technology to deliver solutions for carrier-class triple play/Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) deployments. This announcement, combined with the existing OEM agreement between IBM and Alcatel, solidifies IBM as a key member of the joint Alcatel-Microsoft IPTV ecosystem. As a result, IBM, Alcatel and Microsoft will work together to deliver these advanced systems to carriers deploying triple play service offerings.

Alcatel and Microsoft Corp. today announced the establishment of a global relationship with HP focused on the delivery of server solutions for carrier- class triple play/Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) deployments. This announcement, combined with the existing OEM agreement between HP and Alcatel, solidifies HP as a key member of the joint Alcatel-Microsoft IPTV ecosystem. As a result, HP, Alcatel and Microsoft will work together to deliver these advanced systems to carriers deploying triple play service offerings.

Limelight Networks, the world's leading content delivery network for digital media, announced it has been selected by ITV plc, a leading U.K. media company, as the platform for delivering ITV Play live on the internet. ITV Play is ITV's brand of interactive content across its broadcast channels: late night slots on ITV1 and ITV2 alongside a recently launched dedicated ITV Play channel on Freeview channel 35 as well as mobile and online. Leveraging the high-capacity Limelight platform, the ITV Play channel is also accessible through the dedicated portal on ITV.com. This is the first ITV channel to be offered via live Internet streaming; it is also ITV's first non advertising-funded channel.

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that the Company has received a $1.3 million contract to build-out IPTV infrastructure enabling the delivery of IP video services.

Tut Systems Inc., an industry leader enabling the delivery of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks, Kasenna, The IPTV Company, a leading provider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and MPEG-4 ready IPTV applications for Triple Play services over broadband networks, and SecureMedia, the technology leader in content protection software for secure video delivery over IP networks, announced that Tut Systems is acting as the prime IPTV integrator for ComSpan Bandon Networks, LLC IPTV service. The CompSpan Bandon "FiberCast" service is based on Tut Systems' Astria content processor platform, Kasenna's LivingRoom middleware platform and MediaBase video servers, as well as SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE System conditional access/digital right management software for broadcast and VOD content security.

Adtec Digital is providing a superior IPTV solution to Malta-based electronic communications network operator.

Adtec's DTA-3050 Digital Turn Around Media Router allows Multiplus to provide a Pay TV service offering an ever-increasing variety of high-quality and cost-effective digital entertainment services to the public.

ANT plc, a leading provider of client software and solutions for the IPTV, hybrid TV and consumer electronics industries, announced that it is partnering with Quative Limited, a new UK-based subsidiary of Kudelski SA, to launch and demonstrate Quative’s next generation service delivery platform for IPTV at NAB2006, taking place April 24-27 in Las Vegas.

The NeuLion iPTV Platform is the center of attention this week at NAB 2006 (Booth SL2407D). NeuLion is expanding the possibilities of IPTV, going beyond the desktop media player; straight from the internet to the TV.

Slovak Telekom, a.s., a group member of Deutsche Telekom and Slovakia's leading telecommunication services provider (which provides its products and services under the T-Com brand), has selected AlcatelAlcatel as the supplier for its upcoming Internet protocol television (IPTV) deployment, based on the combination of Alcatel's services integration solution and the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform.

Nortel today reinforced its commitment to growing its services business by unveiling a sweeping simplification of its integrated services and a series of new commercial services offerings.

Nortel is using its industry leadership in SIP-based services and its breadth of solutions across IMS, broadband and VoIP to develop new IPTV services and functionality that can dramatically change the way people use their TVs for both entertainment and communications.

mPhase Technologies is using this week's TelecomNEXT show (Booth 1871) as a launch pad for its IPTV in a Box offer, a pre-packaged, complete starter kit designed to help telecommunications providers jump-start the market for revenue-rich video services.