GPON market leader Optical Solutions Inc. has been awarded a contract with Telepak Networks of Jackson, Mississippi, to deploy that state's first FTTH network. Residents of Roxie, approximately 80 miles south of Jackson, will receive a triple-play offering of voice, data and IPTV video starting later this year.

TANDBERG Television delivered revenues of MNOK 476.1 in 3Q05, up 21% compared to MNOK 392.6 in 3Q04 and up 4% sequentially. The gross margin was 56.3%, up from 51.4% in the same quarter in 2004, and up from 55.0% in 2Q05, due to improvements in product mix and solid margins in our traditional technologies. The company delivered operating profits of MNOK 94.7, up 71% from MNOK 55.6 in 3Q04 and up 26% sequentially. Pre-tax profit was MNOK 102.7, up from MNOK 55.5 in the same period in the previous year.

Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. announced the completion of six additional patent filings related to distributed Ethernet switch architectures, which are network topologies and applications in which geographically separated devices connect and operate as one switch.

The architectures represented by these patent filings are transformational to the manner in which evolving latency-sensitive applications and new services with enormous potential including Voice over IP, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and storage mirroring over distance can be accomplished.

100Mbps IP Retrofit Solution, TVnet/C Pro, Now Available Nationwide

Coaxsys, leaders in IPTV and multimedia networking, and Digital Delivery Group (DDG), a national consortium of CE specialty distributors, have reached an agreement to distribute TVnet/C Pro. TVnet/C Pro is a 100Mbps Ethernet-over-Coax solution that enables custom integrators to use a home's existing coaxial cable to simultaneously distribute cable television (CATV), provide IP video distribution, and enable high-speed IP multimedia networking.

Canby Telephone commissioned Tut Systems's Astria content processors to deliver advanced IPTV services, known as Canby Digital Television, to customers in Canby, Oregon.

With its video launch, Canby Telephone re-enters the broadcast TV market for the first time since selling its cable operations to Willamette Broadband in 2001.

Alcatel announced that KPN, the incumbent operator in The Netherlands, has selected Alcatel to upgrade its broadband aggregation networking in order to deliver triple play services across the country. KPN will use a next generation Ethernet aggregation network from Alcatel to offer advanced services such as video on demand (VoD), IPTV to residential subscribers and layer two Ethernet services to its business customers.

Entone Technologies, a leading provider of personal video content delivery solutions, announced that PCCW, operator of the world’s largest deployment of IPTV services, has selected Entone to support its deployment of on demand service.

PCCW is globally recognized for its deployment of the world’s largest IPTV service, now Broadband TV, which has attracted over 441,000 subscribers since its launch approximately two years ago. now Broadband TV provides 24-hour, DVD-quality broadcast of 73 television channels and 15 subscription-based audio channels. The service has been a global innovator in several aspects, including 22 channels of premium and local content that are exclusively available on the now Broadband TV service. The service also offers a là carte programming that allows consumers to select from a menu of channel options.

To help telecommunications companies reduce the complexity and cost of adding television to their broadband offers, mPhase Technologies has enlisted Magpie Telecom Insiders, an applications software developer, to accelerate the implementation of new Internet-based television (IPTV) services.

UTStarcom, Inc., a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, announced that the company has signed a contract with Telpin, a telecommunications operator in the Atlantic Coastal region of Argentina, to deploy its iAN-8000 Multiservice Access Node (MSAN) in order to broaden its subscriber base and deliver triple play services.

Wave7 Optics Inc., a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home and -premises (FTTH/FTTP) broadband network equipment for residential and business services, and Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) of Jackson, Tennessee, announced the 10,000th connection in JEA's rapidly growing FTTP network, which provides triple-play services under the "EPlus Broadband" brand name. The companies made the announcement here at the FTTH Conference, where Wave7 Optics are exhibiting their new Trident7 universal PON platform and industry-leading Last Mile Link system thru October 6th in booth 624.

At the Broadband World Forum in Madrid, Alcatel continues to demonstrate its leadership in triple play solutions, including IPTV, through new solutions, real-world demonstrations, partnerships, and more than a dozen speaking engagements and presentations. Alcatel has gained unparalleled services integration and network design experience through its work on more than 30 major IPTV deployments around the world. Alcatel's triple play leadership is demonstrated in the following areas:

As part of Scientific- Atlanta's expanding commitment to the Asia Pacific region, the company has completed the acquisition of all outstanding interests in the Scientific- Atlanta Shanghai Limited joint venture from the other shareholders. Going forward, Scientific-Atlanta (Shanghai) Company Ltd. will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific-Atlanta China, Inc. The company will continue to use the extensive marketplace knowledge acquired during the 12 years of the joint venture's operation as it focuses on research and development of digital technology for the burgeoning China market and extending that technology for applications all across Asia.

#1 Deployed IPTV Network Now Being Used by More than Fifty Operators

Coaxsys, leaders in IPTV and multimedia networking, today announced that NTS Communications has begun deploying TVnet as a "critical component" of its IPTV launch. NTS, one of the largest privately held fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) providers in the US, will tap TVnet to increase the speed of its IPTV deployments, which began in 2004.

Lucent Technologies and Juniper Networks, Inc. announced a contract with Dutch telecom operator KPN to deploy the next part of KPN´s Internet Protocol (IP)/Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) core network. When fully implemented, this core multi-service network will enable KPN to support a variety of business and consumer services such as Ethernet VPN (Virtual Private Network) as well as advanced IP services such as IPTV and video streaming.

In the network processor semiconductor chip market, software continues to be a major differentiator for gaining true competitive advantages. This trend revealed itself again with today's announcement that Zhone Technologies, Inc., selected the Agere Systems Advanced PayloadPlus APP300 network processor for use in Zhone's Very-Fast-Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL-2) equipment.