Westell Technologies, Inc. announces advanced ADSL2+ technology on its UltraLine video router. The addition of an improved ADSL2+ platform supports the expanding video initiatives of service providers by increasing the data transmission rate up to 25 Mbps and improving the video picture quality.

Siemens Communications, Inc., announced that its SURPASS Home Entertainment portfolio of broadcast server provider solutions has made IPTV a reality for more than 75 U.S. regional operators as well as many more worldwide. Siemens has the most IPTV deployments in the United States, with two-thirds of its customers making Internet protocol television solutions commercially available to subscribers. Globally, Siemens IPTV contracts now cover more than 38 million broadband lines.