“We are only a few weeks into the year and yet already it seems that
2006 is lift-off year for IPTV,” said organiser Ian Johnson.
“We are expecting several significant announcements to be made during
the Forum and there is a constant demand – from all over the world – to
either take part our just to visit Olympia to be a part of the action.”
Operators represented consist of T-Online, Belgacom, Bell Canada,
Fastweb, France Telecom, HomeChoice, Iceland Telecom, KPN, Magnet
Networks, Microsoft TV, Telekom Austria, and Telus. Leading vendors will
be exhibiting. Speakers include
The applications showcase will feature state-of-the-art demonstrations
from IPTV providers around the world. Visitors to the show will be able
to see, first-hand, the full capabilities and the provision of live and
on-demand video over Internet Protocol. There will be a demo lounge
dedicated to showcasing live and simulated services from commercially
available IPTV packages.
“We see 2006 as the year IPTV deployments start to take off,” said Elena
Branet, senior marketing manager for the Microsoft TV Division in EMEA.
“At Microsoft, we’re encouraging the industry to ‘think big, start small
and move fast,’ to make IPTV a success. We look forward to sharing our
experiences with this exciting new technology with delegates at IPTV
World Forum.”
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