Aeon Digital International (ADI) unveils its new DV-280 Digital Video Recorder today at the 2005 Broadband World Forum ushering in a new era of IPTV Without Borders ^TM.

Alcatel will demonstrate its end-to-end triple play solution at the Broadband World Forum (booth nr 1601) in Yokohama, Japan. Real triple play applications will be shown live, running on Alcatel network infrastructure, demonstrating not just all the components but also the expertise needed to integrate them in an end-to end solution. As time to market is key for telecom operators, Alcatel has pre-integrated the complete solution as demonstrated live at the Broadband World Forum in Japan.

Oregan Networks, a leading supplier of embedded software building blocks for digital home entertainment platforms, and Orca Interactive, a global market leader in developing applications for IPTV, have joined efforts aiming to provide flexible ready-to-market solutions for IPTV, including broadcast over IP, VOD, network PVR, and broadband rich media entertainment to telecoms, system integrators and device manufacturers.

Broadband Network Systems (BNS) has teamed up with partners Entone Technologies, Envivio and Widevine Technologies to demonstrate a commercially deployable H.264 end-to-end IPTV solution at the Broadband World Forum Asia in Yokohama this week.

Alcatel announced that SuperSUN, the pay TV Service of Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited, one of Asia's leading pay TV service providers, headquartered in Hong Kong, will use Alcatel's solution to deliver Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service to residential broadband users in Hong Kong. In addition, Alcatel is also selected as the integration partner for the project.

Swisscom's delay of IPTV is being frowned upon by IPTV advocates and analysts around the world. According to Light Reading, "In the U.S., analysts are watching the development closely -- perhaps too closely -- as some think it might even point to additional setbacks at other networks where Microsoft and Alcatel are working together."

Swisscom had originally promised to offer IPTV service in the second half of 2005. That has now been postponed until further testing can take place and a proposed 2006 launch date.

CAC Media, a leader in Linux-based consumer electronics software and VIA Technologies, foremost fabless supplier of market-leading core logic chipsets, partnership will be debuting a series of small, richly featured and inexpensive digital entertainment platforms at this years VIA Technology Forum (VTF) and Computex tradeshows. This combination of low cost / high performance hardware and software shows Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers VIA Technology's latest reference designs running CAC's MCSS platform.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Worldwide DSL Subscriber Market 2005 to their offering.

In 2004, the number of DSL subscribers in Asia and Europe grew rapidly due to low-price promotions by telecoms, while in North America the number of new DSL subscribers surpassed the number of new cable modem subscribers for the first time ever. Looking ahead to 2005, now that the DSL penetration rate has already reached a high level, broadband providers will be seeking to achieve not only further subscriber growth, but also the development of services such as VoIP, IPTV, and VOD. This report will examine the key issues affecting individual regional markets in 2005, and will discuss the prospects for subscriber growth and service development in each market.

ANT plc, a leading provider of embedded browser, content control and user interface software for IPTV and consumer electronics, announced that ANT Galio will be integrated into the world's first hardware H.264 decode IPTV set-top box - the IP215 - developed by Pace Micro Technology.

Swisscom Fixnet intends to round off its triple play offering with television over broadband (ADSL). Due to its high long-term potential, IPTV is of major strategic importance for Swisscom. Technical implementation together with the various partners poses a key challenge, however. Following installation for Swisscom and Microsoft employees by the end of the current year, Swisscom Fixnet plans to launch Bluewin TV in 2006.

Music Plus TV (MPTV) intends to become an advertising hot spot on the web, as the independent live internet TV station announced it's Ads Plus package plan to potential sponsors.

The Ads Plus package will regularly extend to all of its new sponsors a free 30-day advertising trial, allowing them to simultaneously place ads in all of MPTV's available media formats. Marc Cubas, MPTV's Business Director, has temporarily added an additional 15 days to the trial period.

Narrowstep, the TV on the Internet Company, will today launch www.Glasgow.tv the world's first scheduled 24/7 city broadband television channel at the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau in Scotland.

Glasgow is the first channel to launch on the CityTV platform which can be used to build and deliver a television station for a city over the internet to 817 million viewers worldwide. From a central console all elements of the system can be controlled, including programming, scheduling, advertising insertion, pay per view events and statistical analysis.

Small businesses can now get big-business speeds for super-fast Internet access and data transmission with today's launch of Verizon FiOS (FYE'-ose) Internet Service for Business in parts of California, Florida and Texas.

"It's like going from a tricycle to a sports car at a great price," said Marilyn O'Connell, Verizon senior vice president of broadband solutions.

Verizon announced plans to build a fiber-optic network that will deliver faster data speeds and crystal-clear voice to residence and business customers here in this Albany County town - and also has the capability to offer a full suite of future video services. The company will seek a franchise agreement from the local authority before offering cable service in a particular community.

CoConnect, Inc., the developer of ultra high-speed wireless Internet access, VoIP and IPTV/VoD products, is pleased to announce that it has completed installation of its Ultra High-Speed Mobile Wireless Mesh Network in the "bowl" area of St. George. With over 100 antennas or nodes installed now, and another 100+ to be installed throughout the balance of the St. George area, this will be the largest Mobile Mesh Network in the United States. CoConnect will begin offering service to customers in the bowl area as soon as June 1, 2005.