Juniper Networks, Inc. today announced that FASTWEB has selected the E320 Broadband Services Router to further expand its broadband network in response to the growing demand for Triple Play services from residential and business customers. As Italy's second operator in fixed telephony at the forefront of broadband applications and services and world's second largest IPTV operator*, Fastweb will utilize its advanced broadband network to broadcast all FIFA World Championship 2006 soccer matches over IP, as well as enhance its Voice over IP (VoIP) services.

Juniper Networks, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a global agreement to deliver high-performance security solutions that enhance protection for Internet Protocol (IP) networks, services and applications. The companies are collaborating to provide end-to-end security with superior levels of quality and reliability to address the current and emerging needs of their service provider customers. With this agreement, Juniper can offer IPTV network security solutions to customers of Microsoft® TV IPTV Edition.

Entone Technologies, the world’s most deployed IPTV VOD solution provider and the only deployed IP Video Gateway provider, launched its next generation of high-definition (HD) Consumer Premise Equipment (CPE) products that enable service operators to reliably and economically deploy IPTV services. Entone’s new product family builds on the company’s award-winning and patent-pending Hydra™ IP video gateway design. Family members include:

Pulse, a Technitrol Company and owner of the popular Excelsus DSL filter brand, and Comtrend Corporation, a leading supplier of DSL equipment, today announced the results of Internet protocol television (IPTV) over VDSL2 testing. The successful tests demonstrated error-free transmission of video, data, and voice over VDSL2 in difficult "ring trip" conditions. This technical breakthrough overcomes a major problem for telephone companies delivering IPTV over traditional phone lines.

Anticipating IPTV operators' need for flexibility and high performance in a rapidly developing new market, Modulus Video introduced its new ME2000 series MPEG-4 AVC encoding platform. The world's first compact (1 rack unit) multi-format encoding platform, the ME2000 series, expands Modulus Video's market leading line of AVC encoders with a system that can be easily switched via a software control between high definition and standard definition video outputs. The new ME2000 will be on display June 5-7 at GLOBALCOMM 2006 in Chicago, McCormick Place, Booth 67091.

Optibase, Ltd., a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced that it will attend Infocomm 2006, June 7-9 in Orlando, Fla. and present its high-availability IP and digital video solutions for enterprise, distance learning and military markets, including live demonstrations of advanced video solutions for homeland security applications.

IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., the IPTV/IP Video measurement leader, today announced the immediate availability of IQRouterTest Test and Verification Suite. The test suite can be configured with 1, 2, 10 and 20 GigE IneoQuest Geminus units and works by generating multiple controlled video streams through an IP switch while simultaneously analyzing the real-time delivery of the video streams.

Optibase, Ltd., a leading provider of advanced digital head-end solutions, today announced that France's leading pay TV operator, CANAL+ Group, has chosen Optibase IPTV platforms to provide video over IP capabilities throughout the facility's premises.

Optibase, Ltd<, a leading provider of advanced digital video high-end solutions, today announced that its IPTV streaming platforms are enabling SmartVideo, a provider of management and delivery solutions of content to mobile and cellular devices, to provide full motion TV to Verizon and Cingular mobile subscribers in the United States.

Modulus Video, Inc., a leading provider of MPEG-4 AVC video compression systems, announced that its ME6000 is the first high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC video encoder to be certified for the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform. Utilizing an advanced architecture that delivers HD at the lowest possible bit rates, the ME6000 is also the first HD AVC encoder to provide integrated support for Microsoft TV Picture-in-Picture (PIP) functionality. The ME6000 is currently being deployed by operators worldwide and will be on display at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, April 24-27, Booth SU250.

Modulus Video, Inc. announced today that recent orders for its award-winning MPEG-4 AVC SD and HD video encoding systems have exceeded $10 million (U.S.). Included in this recent success were orders for over 100 Modulus Video ME6000 high definition AVC encoders for a major U.S. telecommunications IPTV deployment.

ATEME, the world leader in video compression technology, introduces the ATE4000, a unique Single Chip MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Standard Definition Main Profile Encoder.

Coaxsys, the leader in IPTV and multimedia networking, and XAVi Technologies, a leading provider of ADSL CPE solutions, today announced the availability of a TVnet-integrated modem for use in home IPTV deployments. The ADSL/ADSL2+ modem (model number X7823r+) includes integrated TVnet technology and a coax interface that enable operators to leverage a premise’s existing coaxial cable to distribute IPTV throughout a subscriber’s premise.

NDS announced an agreement with SES AMERICOM to support their IP-PRIME IPTV distribution solution with NDS Synamedia. Synamedia is a secure IP solution for two-way IPTV network operators. IP-PRIME is a centralized, satellite-delivered IP television delivery system that permits Telcos to bundle traditional standard and HD programming on a single line with their voice and Internet services.

Ikanos Communications, Inc., a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast broadband solutions, announced that Belgacom, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Europe, has begun deploying Ikanos-based equipment in order to offer interactive broadband services over VDSL. Utilizing equipment powered by Ikanos' CleverConnect 600 and SmartLeap 8100 products, Belgacom is offering new, high-bandwidth interactive TV services including on-demand TV programs and digital video recording.