Juniper Networks, Inc. announced a series of product enhancements that enable network providers to more efficiently and reliably transport video services throughout the IP network core. The new features include several enhancements to MPLS-based point-to-multipoint (P2MP) broadcast video distribution and new capabilities for the SDX-300 Service Deployment System. Together, these enhancements improve the cost-effective delivery of a vast amount of content while simplifying the operations, administration and management of IPTV delivery networks, thereby speeding the deployment of advanced network-based services.

Zhejiang Telecom, China Telecom's largest subsidiary, has deployed Juniper Networks E320 Broadband Service Routers and T-series core routers to introduce new advanced IP television (IPTV) and other multiplay services. Zhejiang will be using the unique MPLS-based Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) capabilities on the T-series, which dramatically improves the efficiency of video distribution in the core network, reducing network congestion and the associated costs. Both the E- and T-series are critical components of Zhejiang's long-term IPTV strategy.

Redback Networks Inc. has made a joint agreement with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a research agency funded by government and private companies in Korea to advance information and communication technologies.

ETRI's technology will be integrated into certain Redback routing products. ETRI's technology will be used to extend Redback's core broadband technologies to meet the needs of communications carriers and government-run networks in Korea and Greater Asia.

Siemens and Infineon have created a unique solution for the fast and reliable transmission of broadband services such as IPTV and HD-TV with LAN-compatible devices in private households. This cutting edge product is based on Polymer Optical Fibers (POF), which are especially easy to lay and install. Similar to glass fibers, data is transmitted via light waves that reach a constant bandwidth of 100 Mbps. The use of optical-electrical LAN adapters results in a Plug&Play solution that can connect to any LAN compatible device found in the home. T-Com, the Fixed Network business unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, now offers this solution to its IPTV customers in a package that includes two optical LAN adapters, LAN wires as well as a polymer optical cable.

Juniper Networks, Inc. has maintained its number two market share position in both Service Provider Routing with 16.8 percent and in High-End Enterprise Routing with 26.7 percent for the quarter ending September 30, 2006, according to a report issued by Synergy Research Group. In the Service Provider Routing category, Juniper also maintained its number two market share position in the Service Provider Core, BRAS and Multiservice Edge Routing categories with 27.7, 30.7 and 15.6 percent, respectively.

Teknovus' TK3715 complies with China Telecom's EPON specifications and is the industry's first production-ready EPON ONU that is fully compatible with China Telecom. It is based on Teknovus' widely deployed TK3713, offering a single-chip IPTV ready ONU with industry leading power, size and cost.

Jiangsu Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom, has deployed Juniper Networks's E320 Broadband Service Routers to expand network edge capacity and meet subscriber demand for IPTV, video on demand and other advanced IP services. Jiangsu Telecom selected the E320 because it will enable Jiangsu to cost-effectively support more subscribers and introduce new services on its broadband network. The new E320 routers join the service provider's existing installed base of Juniper Networks E-series routers.

Juniper Networks was selected by Telefonica Argentina, one of Argentina's largest telecommunications service providers, to deploy the E- and M-series routing platforms in its new IP backbone and access networks. The platforms will allow the company to offer value-added services to business and residential consumers throughout Argentina.

Juniper Networks, Inc. introduced the MX960 Ethernet Services Router, the first in a series of platforms optimized for emerging Ethernet network architectures and services. The MX960 leverages the JUNOS operating system that enables carriers to deploy Ethernet and accelerate their next-generation network deployments. By combining a best-in-class hardware platform with the reliability and service flexibility of JUNOS, the MX960 delivers a combination of features and capabilities previously unattainable in Carrier Ethernet deployments.

SaskTel's HDTV offering represents the evolution of SaskTel's Max Entertainment Services which currently include high-speed Internet access, television, and Video on Demand (VOD) in a single bundle over SaskTel's high- speed IP network. SaskTel's Next Generation Access Infrastructure (NGAI) program, a capital investment initiative that is providing bandwidth of up to 40 Mbps, is the key enabler for advanced services such as HD TV and VoIP.

Shanghai Telecom will use new metro networking technology from Nortel to provide high-bandwidth, business-critical voice, data and video applications to its customers in Shanghai, China's largest city and major economic center.

Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networking solution will position Shanghai Telecom to reliably and cost-effectively offer premium network services such as next-generation network voice services, Ethernet VPN-based business continuity services and potential IPTV services to its enterprise customers and individual end users.

Firecomms Ltd., a leading compound semiconductor company that develops high-speed light sources in visible range wavelengths, announced that its RCLED-based 650 nm Fast Ethernet FOT (fiber optic transceiver) is the light source chosen by Netopia for its next-generation high-performance MiAVo residential gateway to deliver bandwidth-intensive, QoS-reliant services such as IPTV, video and VoIP over plastic optical fiber (POF).

Spirent Communications announced that Tiscali Netherlands has selected Spirent TestCenter to ensure interoperability of its multi-vendor equipment in its core and access networks. Spirent TestCenter will enable Tiscali Netherlands to test current and future equipment as it upgrades its network to meet future customer demand and to cater for bandwidth-hungry services such as IPTV.

HomePNA 3 technology leader CopperGate Communications Ltd. and BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of ITU Passive Optical Network (PON) semiconductor solutions announced that they have partnered on a joint solution that enables a variety of fiber based access applications including MDU access solutions and delivery and in-home distribution of voice, data, and high-definition video services – commonly known as "triple play" – over a single channel. The solution combines gigabit-per-second access over fiber networks with in-home distribution to multi-media and computing appliances over coaxial cables and phonelines with guaranteed quality of service (QoS).

From the Fiber to the Home Council meeting, Alloptic, Inc. announced the details of the company's new Edge 10 platform, the industry's first 10 Gigabit capable Ethernet-based Passive Optical Network (10G EPON) system. Supporting both 10G EPON and IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile, the Edge 10 provides industry leading bandwidth with unmatched per flow based Quality of Service (QoS). Alloptic plans to begin shipping the Edge 10 to customers mid 2007.