Alexander Cameron, Managing Director of Digital TX Ltd, brings us a fresh perspective on how ISPs need to approach IPTV and related technologies to be successful in the unique and crowded UK market. Cameron offers up his experience working with industry leaders in this free white paper.

"Most companies researching video-centric technology have spent so much time in perpetual loops second-guessing themselves that they have not been able to look past the basic models of deployment to help understand the possibilities the technology empowers. In layman's terms, they’re so worried about viability that they haven't used their imagination to think of compelling applications and their constituent parts."

Along with this free white paper, Digital TX has released a FAQ covering a laundry list of questions surrounding IPTV, Video On-Demand, Triple Play, Broadband Entertainment, Video Over IP, Interactive TV, Network Video Gaming and Telco TV.

Here's a taste of the questions addressed:

• Is triple play really the Holy Grail for telcos and ISPs in the UK?
• Do we have to do everything over the broadband connection, or can we integrate with other existing platforms (e.g. Freeview, FreeSat etc)?
• What is the minimum bandwidth you need for full screen TV and video?
• Is the market really there for IPTV and video over DSL?
• Do you need multicast capability, and what are the implications for our network?
• Will we have to upgrade our existing deployed broadband CPE?
• What happens if the TV is in a different room to the broadband gateway/router?
• Can other people in the same house watch video at the same time as the main user of the connection?
• How can we get the best content, and how will we have to pay for it?
• What can we do to lessen the impact of bandwidth-hungry video on our backhaul infrastructure?
• Can you really transmit full PAL TV video over a normal UK DSL line reliably?
• How can VoD be as compelling as renting a DVD?
• Can't we just send the video over wireless/wi-fi?
• Won't the TV picture go wrong if someone steals all the available bandwidth on the connection (e.g. by downloading a large file etc)?
• What about contention?
• What about usage and capacity-based charging broadband packages that a lot of ISPs offer?

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to read this free IPTV white paper and FAQ answering questions surround IPTV and related technologies.

Privately owned and based in London, Digital TX Limited is a provider of technology and consultancy solutions for interactive digital television and broadband media.

Digital TX Limited has worked with many leading blue chip communications providers and can help catalyse your route to market for IPTV services by working with you to design your next-generation multimedia network, build your commercial deployment model and broker relationships with vendors, rightsholders, partners and customers.

For further information, please contact Alexander Cameron at alex.cameron@digitaltx.tv or visit www.digitaltx.tv.