Broadband World Forum Europe 2006 - Official News Coverage | Telecommunications Magazine

IEC Announces InfoVision Awards This year's InfoVision Awards at the Broadband World Forum paid tribute to the 'unique and beneficial' contribution that all recipients had made to the telcom industry over the past year. by Iain Morris Paolo Silvi of Agilent Technologies accepts the Broadband World Forum's InfoVision award for outstanding network and services management operations from Roger Plummer, the executive vice president of the IEC. Photo courtesy of International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Click here to read more		Ultimate Guides To learn more, visit InSites on IMS To learn more, visit InSites on IPTV

Microsoft TV Supports System-on-a-Chip STBs ‘Advanced’ Set-Top Boxes Now Available Telekom Austria: “IPTV Teething Problems Solved” Will Launch Full Marketing Campaign This Month Cisco and Italtel Extend Partnership Unveils Managed Enterprise Voice Solution Meriton Sees Merits of OSP Forecasts 25 Percent Annual Growth in Market Pirelli Plugs ‘End-to-End Solutions’ Cost Savings Are the Key Differentiator, Says CEO Keymile Launches Compact IP-DSLAM Solution New IP-DSLAM to Boost Bandwidth and Cut Costs WiMax Ruffles DSL Feathers in Macedonia Local ISP Offers Low-Cost Broadband Wireless Service T-Online France Reports IPTV Take-Up Surge CEO Says “Customers’ TV Viewing Habits Are Changing” Siemens Trumpets Triple Play Broadband Boosts Fixed CAGR, Says CEO Alcatel: Customer Wins and IP Portfolio Expansion President of Fixed Communications Division Bullish on Triple Play Nortel Continues to Bang WiMAX Drum Claims Cost and Capacity Advantages over 4G Rivals Networks Race to Catch Web 2.0 'Web 2.0 Is Not Bubble 2.0,' Says Orange Accenture Fires IPTV Warning “Aim For Basic TV Service in the Short Term” French Minister Hints At Broadband Investment Protection Remarks Welcomed by France Telecom’s CEO Is There Money in Web 2.0? ECI Explores the Service Provider Opportunity France Telecom Drools Over IMS But Urges Vendors to Step Up Supply of Infrastructure and Terminals Thomson Predicts 75 m IPTV Users By 2009 IMS and 'Bundled' Offers Spur Growth of IP Market Telefónica Signs Deal With Ruckus Czech Republic Subsidiary to Offer IPTV Over WiFi Point Topic to Aid Broadband Planning Unveils ‘Unique’ Spatial Forecasting Model at BBWF Broadband Boost for Telcos Fixed-line ROCE Is Up Worldwide, Says KPMG China’s Broadband Explosion But IPTV Market Held Back by Regulatory Restrictions Q2 2006: “Lowest Quarterly Growth in Broadband History” Market Saturation to Blame, Says Point Topic Dutch Regulator Jumps to Altnets' Aid Forces KPN to Delay Closure of Exchanges Colt Launches High-Speed Ethernet Service to Address Last-Mile Bottleneck, Says Carrier Orange Offers ‘Unique’ Convergence Service Draws Flak from Analysts and Competitors




		The Big Broadband Gamble Telecommunications^®Survey Reveals High Levels of Risk Operators Are Consciously Taking with Their Broadband Investment by Ken Wieland The overwhelming majority of fixed-line incumbent operators and alternative network operators around the world are ramping up their investment in broadband access infrastructure and services. Click here to read more