Hotwire to send IPTV over Motorola FTTH

Dan O'Shea — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:34:25 -0400

Hotwire Communications, a Wynnewood, Penn.-based service provider, is using Motorola's gigabit passive optical networking fiber to the home (FTTH) solution, MPEG-4 high-definition encoder and IP set-top box offerings to support IPTV and other services.

Hotwire, which focuses on delivering fiber-based broadband to multi-family communities and home developments, student dormitories and military housing, serves customers in parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

For more:
- see this post at IPTV News

Ericsson rolls with 10 Gigabit GPON system

Dan O'Shea — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:19:26 -0400

Ericsson is looking to provide new muscle to IPTV deployments with the announcement at NXTcomm in Las Vegas from the vendor of a 10 Gigabit passive optical networking system. There has been some speculation recently that GPON systems could migrate directly to WDM-PON, but 10 Gigabit PON could likely keep carriers on GPON a bit longer, as they gain more bandwidth for more IPTV-related offerings.

For more:
- see this press release from Ericsson

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