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• IPTV Operators Are Weighing Their Investment Options, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-17

  NEW YORK -- As they enter the growth stage of their industry, IPTV operators are moving past their underlying network capabilities and are focusing on real and value-added benefits for their customers. Telco-IPTV operators' future success will be determined by a wide range of internal and external factors while they...

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• Cable Operators Face Stark Choices in Quest for More Bandwidth, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-07

  NEW YORK -- Faced with growing competition in their core Pay-TV business, cable operators worldwide are distracted by the all-digital transition regulatory deadlines imposed upon them by governing bodies, the available options for upgrading their network bandwidth, and the slow migration to an IP-based network for greater interactivity. Moving to...

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• Home Networking CPE and Aggregation Devices to Generate $1.8 billion in 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-06

  SINGAPORE -- The advent of high speed broadband connections and changes in consumer requirements have led to greater connectivity as households hop aboard the high-speed Internet bandwagon. Basic data-oriented devices currently account for more than half of the market, but they will soon become obsolete as full-fledged multimedia boxes with...

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• As Home Automation Goes Mainstream, Shipments Will Increase Dramatically to Four Million, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-09-25

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Two new approaches to home automation - "mainstream" systems based on standardized technologies and packaged components, and home automation as a managed service offered through a broadband or wireless service provider - have the potential for such broad market appeal that new research forecasts shipments to grow...

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• Multi-Channel Video Authority Robert Clark Joins ABI Research

  - 2008-08-28

  NEW YORK -- ABI Research has announced the appointment of Robert Clark as Principal Analyst, Multi-Channel Video. Robert brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, with a particular strength in core network infrastructure. He is the firm's lead Multi-Channel Video analyst, with research coverage focusing on cable, telco IPTV,...

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• 103 Million Consumer Fixed-Mobile Convergence Access Points In Service by 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-08-20

  LONDON -- The fixed-mobile convergence market FMC is on the brink of very interesting times, according to analysts at ABI Research. UMA-based Wi-Fi dual-mode solutions have seen some significant penetration in both Europe and North America thanks to successful market introductions by T-Mobile in the US (T-Mobile @Home) and Orange...

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• European Operators Consider Video On Demand As a Competitive Differentiator, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-07-24

  NEW YORK -- With competition heating up for video services in Europe, operators will employ VOD Video On Demand as a key differentiator in acquiring new subscribers, with evidence suggesting that the move from near-VOD to true VOD dramatically increases buy rates. VOD is fast becoming a must-have feature; and...

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• Half of US Cable Subscribers Will Have "tru2way" by 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-01

  NEW YORK -- To create a more competitive market in the United States, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required cable operators to open up their specifications. The result was OCAP, the Open Cable Applications Platform, recently rebranded "tru2way". Any device with a tru2way compliant receiver can receive premium cable TV...

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• Amino Ranked World Leader in Pure IPTV Set-Top Box Market for Third Consecutive Year

  - 2008-04-10

  Record year for Amino highlighted by industry leading position; Visit Amino (Booth C1546) at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14-17 CAMBRIDGE, England -- Amino, the world leading IPTV platform supplier, has been named as the top vendor of pure IPTV Set-Top Boxes STBs worldwide by ABI Research...

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• Telecommunications Expert Jamie Moss Joins ABI Research in London

  - 2007-10-15

  NEW YORK -- ABI Research announces the appointment of Jamie Moss as Industry Analyst, Wireless. Based in the firm's European regional headquarters in London, Jamie is responsible for coverage of the wireless communications industry, with a focus on Location-Based Services. He brings to the task highly developed skills in statistical...

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