Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announced the successful demonstration of IP-based video-on-demand application at the Wireless Broadband Forum in Cambridge, UK. The solution combined FME’s AXEL-F, ETHOS and WiMAX devices to deliver a high-resolution video-stream from a server across optical and wireless networks to an end user.
The demonstration network was developed to comply fully with the protocols that will form the backbone of the next generation of wireless broadband roll-out, such as Ethernet over SDH/SONET (ETHOS) (MB87M2181) and WiMAX (MB87M3400).
Fujitsu says the demo proves it has the capability to offer a cost-effective, highly-integrated solution that will provide a fast route to market for Telcos.
Using an optical Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), with a WiMAX connection over the last mile to the customer would be more cost/effective than the fiber to the home.
Of course the phone companies, using twisted pair or fiber, can deliver faster connections (vital for multiple tv households).
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SBC’s Project Lightspeed is preparing a triple-play launch. They’re using VDSL-2, to reach the overwhelming majority of their homes. They deliver fiber to the node, but twisted pair copper to the home. SBC will use Alcatel gear for the fiber backbone. It consists of IP routers, the 7750, the Ethernet switches, the 7450, the remote DSLAM, the 7330. Microsoft’s IPTV solution will be used for the settop box. Verizon’s FiOS (Fiber Internet Service) does not use DSL. It brings fiber directly to the home. For in-home distribution it uses twisted pair (for voice) and coax (for video). FiOS TV uses digital cable boxes rather than IP-TV. Fios Internet Service requires CAT5 or higher grade wiring. It will deliver 5 Mbps ($39/mo) to 30 Mbps ($199/mo). When installing Fios, Verizon tears out your twisted pair to eliminate all access to competitive landline providers. |
SBC, using twisted pair and VDSL-2, is expected to deliver 20Mbps. That’s fast enough to deliver two HDTV streams (using IP-TV over twisted pair), along with voice and data, says SBC. Verizon’s FiOS brings fiber directly to the home. Verizon offers internet speeds up to 30 Mbps (at $199/month), and hundreds of cable channels.
The poster child for IP-TV is Hong Kong’s PCCW which just passed 500,000 IPTV subscribers. No Microsoft boxes.
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