Axiom Systems, announced that the AXIOSS Suite, from Axiom Systems, has been chosen to rollout Triple-Play services including next generation IP television, data and voice for multi-services operator, Telekom Austria. The project will be deployed in conjunction with Alcatel.

Alcatel announced that Anhui Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom, has selected Alcatel to expand and optimize its metropolitan network across the Anhui Province to deliver higher quality and more reliable IP-based voice, video and data services. This contract was won through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel's flagship Chinese company.

Tut Systems Inc. announced it's first commercial deployment of an all-IP digital TV headend by a traditional Cable TV operator. Citizens Cable Communications, of Mammoth, PA, deployed the Tut Systems Astria content processor (CP) platform to capitalize on the operational and economic benefits of IP-based networks for the delivery of video, voice and data services.

Marconi Corporation plc announced a new IPTV solution for the U.S. Federal Government and the availability of the ViPr Media Center, which is based on H.264 standards. Marconi's IPTV solution enables federal service providers to immediately offer an IPTV service over their current infrastructure. Both of these new video solutions will be part of the demonstrations taking place at AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) TechNet Asia Pacific 2005 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 6-8, 2005.

Alcatel has been awarded a 88 Million Saudi Riyal equivalent (15 Million EURO) contract by Saudi Telecom (STC) the largest ADSL telecom operator in the Middle East. Within this agreement, 180,000 ports shall be made available using new technologies for digital lines (IP DSLAM) to be executed all over the Kingdom within a period of 12 months.

The World Economic Forum today announced 36 Technology Pioneers for 2006, selecting BitBand as one of these Technology Pioneers. Technology Pioneers are companies that have been identified as developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies in the areas of energy, biotechnology, health, and information technology. This year's class of companies has been selected not only because of the cutting-edge work undertaken by the companies, but also because their work has potential long-term impact on business and society.

Cisco Systems today demonstrated continued momentum in service provider leadership by enhancing the open Service Exchange Framework (SEF) of its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture with a series of new and enhanced products offering comprehensive support for all IP applications, including those delivered over an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). This enables cable, wireline and mobile operators to offer services based on fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and to deliver application and subscriber-aware services to achieve greater efficiencies, improve profitability and enhance control of their networks and businesses.

Extreme Networks, Inc. has been selected to provide the network foundation for triple play services including video, voice and data by Farmers Telephone Cooperative (FTC). By supplying the Metro Ethernet network infrastructure for 17 FTC central offices, Extreme Networks will be delivering the critical availability and performance features that are essential to telecom services.

Cisco Systems today announced that SaskTel is driving expansion of advanced services, including its MAX IP TV offering, by furthering development of its Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) featuring the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System routing platform and Cisco IOS XR software.

"As we continue development and rapid deployment of advanced services to our growing customer base, we look for technologies that will not only facilitate, but actually help us drive that growth," said Kym Wittal, CTO, SaskTel. "The Cisco CRS-1 brings us carrier-class functionality, including the scalability, continuous system operation and service flexibility we need to develop and deploy new services now and well into the future."

Leading IPTV enabler Broadband Network Systems Ltd (BNS) will showcase a complete IPTV solution with innovative MPEG-4 standard-based middleware at the IPTV Forum Asia which will be held in Hong Kong on 28 and 29 November.

Offering superior scalability for HD and SD services for IPTV, the solution will enable operators to fully utilize the previously untapped service flexibilities inherent in IP-based technologies.

TANDBERG Television announced that PCCW's now Broadband TV has chosen its market-leading advanced compression solutions for a world-first roll-out of HD over DSL. The deal expands on the two companies' existing relationship and will make now TV Asia's first advanced encoding HD operator, as it deploys the awarding-winning TANDBERG HD encoding solution for MPEG-4 AVC.

Optibase, Ltd. announced that Visions West, LLC has selected the company's MGW 5100 carrier grade IPTV streaming platform for an upgrade to their Lexington, NC headend. This upgrade includes the addition of 70 video and 38 music channels and will enable Visions West to expand delivery of advanced TV services to its subscribers.

Optical Solutions Inc. announced that the City of Burlington, Vermont (pop. 39,000) is deploying a municipal FTTH network using Optical Solutions' FiberPath 500 GPON (gigabit passive optical network) access platform. The next-generation network will pass nearly 20,000 premises, giving both residents and business owners the opportunity to receive virtually unlimited data speed service, carrier-class quality voice, and next-generation IPTV video.

Calix announced that it will acquire Optical Solutions, Inc., the recognized industry leader in gigabit passive optical network (GPON) deployments. The addition of Optical Solutions' standards-based, field-proven GPON products to the Calix portfolio of access solutions creates a market-leading access powerhouse. According to Infonetics Research, Calix and Optical Solutions occupy the #1 positions in their respective markets. In the second quarter of 2005 Calix claimed the top slot for broadband loop carrier (BLC) shipments for the eighth straight quarter while Optical Solutions continued its overwhelming lead in FTTP GPON deployments.

BroadLight announced that Millinet, a leading broadband access equipment vendor in Korea, has selected BroadLight's complete End-to-End (E2E) GPON product solution for deployment in Korea. The two companies intend to deliver GPON equipment to Korea Telecom for providing cost-effective capacity for IPTV, VoIP and high-speed internet.