Korea - The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has said that it plans to speed up exports of homegrown IPTV, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) and Wireless Broadband (WiBRO) technologies, according to reports in local news portal ETNews, and will launch marketing strategies based on its market research. KOTRA has reportedly designated the US and Eastern Europe as its target markets for IPTV technology exports, Europe and Southeast Asia as its target markets for DMB exports, and … [Read more...] about South Korea to speed up exports of IPTV, DMB and WiBRO
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Korea: IPTV postal service available from 2010
Korea - Officials at the Knowledge Economy Ministry say they will establish a postal service using Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology within this year to be commercialized in 2010. Koreans will soon be able to post and receive letters through the IPTV from as early as next year. The new system will also enable users to get access to various shopping and financial services. A test run is expected around September. … [Read more...] about Korea: IPTV postal service available from 2010
StarHub to deliver IEPL service into Malaysia; goes into full digital mode
Singapore - StarHub extended its International Ethernet Private Line (IEPL) service into Malaysia, following a partnership agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM). This means businesses in Singapore can deploy high-quality data, IP and voice/VoIP solutions into Malaysia using StarHub's international Ethernet connection. Launched in March 2008, StarHub's IEPL service - which scales from 2Mbps to 1Gbps - has been available to Singapore businesses that require point-to-point International … [Read more...] about StarHub to deliver IEPL service into Malaysia; goes into full digital mode
NDS safeguards Mediascape’s Cignal digital TV from piracy
Manila - NDS, the provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV announced that its VideoGuard conditional access technology ensures that Mediascape, the Philippines' digital satellite pay-TV provider remains unaffected by piracy. Pay-TV piracy in the Philippines recently made headlines as police raided pirate pay-TV operations, including illicit satellite TV reception as well as unauthorised cable systems in the Manila metropolitan area. According to CASBAA, pay-TV piracy in the … [Read more...] about NDS safeguards Mediascape’s Cignal digital TV from piracy
Bhutan’s banned TV channels back
Bhutan - The Bhutan infocom and communication authority (BICMA) has approved the airing of some additional music and sports channels by cable operators in Thimphu. This comes almost five years after the government restricted the number of TV channels to 33. In 2004, the then Bhutan communication authority restricted many cable TV channels from being broadcast in the country on the ground that these channels aired excessive violence, glamorised drugs, and showed explicit content. Music channels … [Read more...] about Bhutan’s banned TV channels back
Mediascape employs NDS end-to-end solution for new digital DTH in Philippines
Manila - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that it has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, the new satellite-delivered digital TV platform in the Philippines recently launched by Mediascape. Mediascape has deployed a suite of advanced technologies from NDS. The solutions that comprise Mediascape's new system include industry-leading VideoGuard conditional access, MediaHighway middleware and a customised … [Read more...] about Mediascape employs NDS end-to-end solution for new digital DTH in Philippines