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• IPTV Operators Searching for Competitive Differentiation, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-05-12

  LONDON -- In the past five years, IPTV has grown from a handful of deployments by a few pioneering telcos and ISPs to an established part of the pay-TV landscape with services spanning the globe from Australia to the Ukraine. But now, according to ABI Research, this "adolescent" industry must...

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• 90 Million IPTV Subscribers in 2013 Expected by ABI Research

  - 2008-03-05

  LONDON -- Last year, subscribers to IPTV Internet Protocol TV services worldwide numbered only about 13.5 million, but ABI Research forecasts their ranks to grow to more than 90 million by the end of 2013.

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• IPTV Take-up in Mainland China Will Exceed 23 Million Subscribers by 2012, says ABI Research

  - 2007-01-18

  SINGAPORE -- Technological innovations are rapidly redrawing the Chinese telco landscape. Operators are compelled to diversify in order to thrive in the competitive environment. The November 2006 announcement of Jiangsu Telecom's network expansion effort to meet subscribers' demand for IPTV, VOD, and other advanced IP services was just the latest...

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• ABI Research Finds Vendor Acquisitions Creating Both Gaps and Opportunities in IPTV Equipment Markets

  - 2007-01-08

  NEW YORK -- A spate of corporate acquisitions is redrawing the competitive landscape in the world of IPTV and telco TV, with far-reaching consequences for all members of the IP video ecosystem. The December 21, 2006 announcement that Motorola would acquire Tut Systems was just the latest in a similar...

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• ABI Research: Siemens Leads the Field in IPTV Middleware Vendors

  - 2006-10-20

  BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Siemens Networks LLC has been ranked at the top of the latest ABI Research Vendor Matrix. ABI developed the Vendor Matrix as an analytical tool to give clarity and understanding of vendorseIU positions in the IPTV market. The criteria used to assess individual companyeIUs significance and...

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• Telco TV Franchise Battles Herald Faster IPTV Rollouts, According to ABI Research

  - 2006-05-30

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- The four-way battles now raging in the United States around the question of municipal, state, or national franchise agreements for "Telco TV" video services will see the telcos ultimately prevail over cable operators and local governments, according to new analysis from ABI Research. That will mean...

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• Telcos Mix Copper, Fiber in IPTV Diet.(internet protocol television)

  - 2006-03-20

  By Karen Brown Ops Leverage Existing Plant, Seek Bandwidth Band-Aids Experts say that telephone companies will be using a mix of fiber and copper network assets to field television to their customers -- and for both...

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• Regulation slows growth.(internet television market)(Brief article)

  - 2006-03-20

  The Internet protocol TV market in North America for now is on a relatively modest growth track, according to Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research. But looming regulatory changes could alter the picture. In North America, there are about 240,00 ...

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• China's IPTV Market to Boom in 2007 Despite Outstanding Issues, says ABI Research

  - 2005-08-02

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- With domestic Chinese telecom operators facing decreasing ARPU and slowing broadband subscriber growth, IPTV Internet Protocol television is beginning to look like a promising new business, according to ABI Research.

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• ABI Research Says Disconnect in IPTV Should Be Addressed by Equipment Vendors

  - 2004-10-19

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- When Federal Communications Commission head Michael Powell talked about IP-based television last month, industry-watchers knew that the technology had made it to the mainstream.

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