Showing posts with label IPTV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPTV. Show all posts
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has predicted the national broadband network (NBN) will bring hundreds of TV channels to Australia and flagged a consequential need for radical change in the media sector’s regulatory framework. Finally some-one is begining to realise the NBN is not just about fast Internet services. Hopefully this will bring the death to Foxtel's arrogant approach to the rest of the industry.
During a panel discussion session on the benefits of the NBN, Senator Conroy was asked how the NBN would affect the media sector’s regulatory framework. Conroy, pointed to IPTV providers in Hong Kong as an example of the kind of threat to incumbent TV providers that will force change to the industry.
“Convergence has happened. The broadband network is going to radically reshape the media sector,” Conroy said. “Some get it a lot, some don’t quite get it yet and some have been in a position of privilege for some time [editor: read FOXTEL] and had competition kept away from them. But broadband network IPTV will bring hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of channels of choice for consumers. That is going to force a radical change.”
All I can say is bring it on!
Read the full article on ARN
During a panel discussion session on the benefits of the NBN, Senator Conroy was asked how the NBN would affect the media sector’s regulatory framework. Conroy, pointed to IPTV providers in Hong Kong as an example of the kind of threat to incumbent TV providers that will force change to the industry.
“Convergence has happened. The broadband network is going to radically reshape the media sector,” Conroy said. “Some get it a lot, some don’t quite get it yet and some have been in a position of privilege for some time [editor: read FOXTEL] and had competition kept away from them. But broadband network IPTV will bring hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of channels of choice for consumers. That is going to force a radical change.”
All I can say is bring it on!
Read the full article on ARN
Spanish telco giant Telefonica is testing a 3D television service over its fibre-to-the-home system in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Telefonica owns shares in local TV company TVA and is using TVA for the tests. However, the scheme calls for 3D to be available over Telefonica’s IPTV-based services, which are now preparing to launch.
"We are preparing FTTH so that by the time 3D enters the market we do not need to change anything, that is, we build infrastructure on a future vision basis," said Carlos Sena, of Telefonica’s R & D division.
Telefonica is also partnering locally with Philips for use of its 3D sets, which uses lenticular screens for its – still – expensively produced sets (about US$18,000 a unit).
Source: Rapid TV News 2008
Since the launch of IPTV based services in early 2000 (Bright Telecom first deployed IPTV in Australia late 2001), there has been a constant stream of "defacto standards" produced by each vendor.
According to Infonetics Research after a year of very rapid growth in many countries, by the end of 2007 there were about 10 million worldwide subscribers of basic IPTV services.
However, this has occurred in an environment in which much of the technology and many of the systems in use are proprietary, even if they may use isolated common standardized elements drawn from other applications for certain parts of the IPTV system.
A big effort has been underway for the past 2 years to create a much more open environment in which end-to-end IPTV systems and solutions use defined standards, and such moves are garnering growing support throughout the industry.
Even an online poll held during a Light Reading Webinar showed that just over 50 percent of respondents thought that open standards were essential, 42 percent thought they were desirable, and only 7 percent thought that it was too late to consider them, as proprietary standards were too well embedded already.
Light reading has published an article on Open IPTV standards which make for a very interesting read.
According to Infonetics Research after a year of very rapid growth in many countries, by the end of 2007 there were about 10 million worldwide subscribers of basic IPTV services.
However, this has occurred in an environment in which much of the technology and many of the systems in use are proprietary, even if they may use isolated common standardized elements drawn from other applications for certain parts of the IPTV system.
A big effort has been underway for the past 2 years to create a much more open environment in which end-to-end IPTV systems and solutions use defined standards, and such moves are garnering growing support throughout the industry.
Even an online poll held during a Light Reading Webinar showed that just over 50 percent of respondents thought that open standards were essential, 42 percent thought they were desirable, and only 7 percent thought that it was too late to consider them, as proprietary standards were too well embedded already.
Light reading has published an article on Open IPTV standards which make for a very interesting read.
An upsurge of technological change and a rising tide of new forms of data are working a deep transformation of the Internet’s capabilities and uses. In this third phase of Net evolution, network architectures and commercial business plans reflect the dominance of rich video and media traffic.
From YouTube, IPTV, and high-definition images, to “cloud computing” and ubiquitous mobile cameras—to 3D games, virtual worlds, and photorealistic telepresence—the new wave is swelling into an exaflood of Internet and IP traffic.
An exabyte is 10 to the 18th, and according to the Discovery Institute, they estimate that by 2015, U.S. domestic IP traffic could reach an annual total of one zettabyte or one million million billion bytes. AT&T also recently published some statistics on their network which has shown a 145% increase in consumer broadband traffic. They have similar predictions on the Exaflood as the Discovery Institute.
If these predictions come true, then the capability of Australian's proposed FTTN/ADSL2+ based Broadband Network will not meet consumer demand even before the deployment is complete. FTTH is the only option to protect the $8b investment in infrastructure and ensure we can utilise the Internet to its full potential.
What more information on the Exaflood, view this youtube video.
From YouTube, IPTV, and high-definition images, to “cloud computing” and ubiquitous mobile cameras—to 3D games, virtual worlds, and photorealistic telepresence—the new wave is swelling into an exaflood of Internet and IP traffic.
An exabyte is 10 to the 18th, and according to the Discovery Institute, they estimate that by 2015, U.S. domestic IP traffic could reach an annual total of one zettabyte or one million million billion bytes. AT&T also recently published some statistics on their network which has shown a 145% increase in consumer broadband traffic. They have similar predictions on the Exaflood as the Discovery Institute.
If these predictions come true, then the capability of Australian's proposed FTTN/ADSL2+ based Broadband Network will not meet consumer demand even before the deployment is complete. FTTH is the only option to protect the $8b investment in infrastructure and ensure we can utilise the Internet to its full potential.
What more information on the Exaflood, view this youtube video.
The following white papers are published to promote the advancement of Fibre to the Home in Australia. The contents of these papers are copywrite to the author and shall not be used for ANY commercial purpose what so ever. Before reproducing these documents please contact the author to seek permission.
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Introduction to Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
FTTH: A necessary future
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
First Published: November, 2005. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
White Paper
IPTV: Keys to a successful deployment
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: October, 2006. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
White Paper
Application Drivers for FTTH Networks
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2006. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
Building an Open Access Network
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
FTTH Topology options and Considerations
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Documents published by Others
A Guided tour of PON Solutions
Author: Tom Van Caenegem (tom.van_caenegem@alcatel.be)
Published: unknown. Revision: 1
Abstract:
White Paper
FTTH is greener
Author: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Published: February, 2008. Revision: 1
White Paper
FTTH Broadband Primer
Author: FTTH Council and Broadband Properties
Published: April, 2008. Revision: 1
White Paper
Examples of Centralised Splitters using FDH
Author: ADC
Published: - Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
GPON versus EPON
Author: Alloptic
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
White Paper
Active vs PON: FTTx Technology Choices
Author: Allied Telesis
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
White Paper
Fiber-Enabled Healthcare Services
Author: Rob Scheschareg (rscheschareg@yahoo.com)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Towards Competitively Neutral Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Anupam Banerjee (anupam_banerjee@cmu.edu)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Please note that some of these documents can take up to 2 minutes to load.
Other white papers more specific to land developers can be found under the "Developers" tab, or click here.
Introduction to Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
Never heard of Fibre to the Home, or dont understand the technology. This presentation helps to explain what is Fibre to the Home and the different technologies that can be deployed.
Power Point PresentationFTTH: A necessary future
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
First Published: November, 2005. Revision: 1
For as long as fibre optic communications has been around, recurrent optimistic predictions have been made that soon this medium would be extended into the home. Unfortunately these visions have usually succumbed to the realities of economics, regulation, the persistence of existing technologies and just plain inertia (particularly within government). Given this dreary history, why should one think that today’s picture is any different? This document addresses the importance of Fibre to the Home in Australia and how it can provide macro economic benefits.
Power Point PresentationWhite PaperIPTV: Keys to a successful deployment
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: October, 2006. Revision: 1
In the industrialised world, there are 492 TV sets per 1,000 people with a daily per capita viewing of more than 4 hours for adults and 6 hours for children. However the world’s viewing habits are changing. According to Stanford Institute for Quantitative Study of Society the traditional viewing of network television programs by sitting in the lounge room is decreasing. What is increasing is the use of home theatre, multimedia entertainment and computer based television where the viewer can determine what they watch and when they want to watch it. This document describes the issues associated with the deployment of IPTV and how to make it a technical success.
Power Point PresentationWhite PaperApplication Drivers for FTTH Networks
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2006. Revision: 1
A look into the Applications that are driving the deployment of FTTH Networks in other countries.
Power Point PresentationBuilding an Open Access Network
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
How to build an open access network using Fibre to the Home without the unbundling of the fibre loop.
White PaperFTTH Topology options and Considerations
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
This document explain the different technology options (PtP v PON) and which is the best solution to use from a cost point of view.
White PaperDocuments published by Others
A Guided tour of PON Solutions
Author: Tom Van Caenegem (tom.van_caenegem@alcatel.be)
Published: unknown. Revision: 1
Abstract:
White PaperFTTH is greener
Author: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Published: February, 2008. Revision: 1
This document looks at the applications driving FTTH and how they contribute to a greener Europe.
White PaperFTTH Broadband Primer
Author: FTTH Council and Broadband Properties
Published: April, 2008. Revision: 1
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) has become a reality. Almost 3 million consumers now use direct fiber optic connections in the United States, more than 10 million in Japan, about 15 million worldwide. This document looks at the advantages of optical access and how it can benefit communities.
White PaperExamples of Centralised Splitters using FDH
Author: ADC
Published: - Revision: 1
Example pictures of deployments using ADC's Fibre Distribution Hub (FHD).
Power Point PresentationGPON versus EPON
Author: Alloptic
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
Looks at the differences between GPON and EPON (from an EPON vendors point of view).
White PaperActive vs PON: FTTx Technology Choices
Author: Allied Telesis
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
When it comes to FTTx deployment, many carriers mistakenly assume that PON is the best or only game in town. This paper addresses some of the myths surrounding Active Ethernet and PON technologies. Editors Note: While I don't agree with the claims presented in this document, it is published in an effort to be vendor and technology neutral. Obviously this document is from an Active Ethernet vendor's point of view.
White PaperFiber-Enabled Healthcare Services
Author: Rob Scheschareg (rscheschareg@yahoo.com)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
A look into some of the health technology services driving the need for FTTP
White PaperTowards Competitively Neutral Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Anupam Banerjee (anupam_banerjee@cmu.edu)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
This paper provides a framework for understanding competition and industry structure in the context of Fiber to the Home (FTTH). We present engineering cost models, which indicate that FTTH is a decreasing cost industry, thereby making facilities based competition an unlikely outcome.
White Paper
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