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IPTV News: The company has also seen its linear content affiliate base grow by over 100% year-on-year, and was involved in international deployments in Guam and the Caribbean.  Avail Media works with telecoms and cable operators and FTTH providers worldwide to provide MPEG-4 IP-based video content, complete with transport rights from national programmers and Hollywood film studios, such as ABC-Disney, Turner, NBC Universal, MTV Networks, Buena Vista/Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros.

[Broadband Presentations] Access and Home Networking Managing QoS in the Home :: Comtrend: We anticipate a bigdemand for the service and we're delighted to bedemand for the service and we're delighted to beworking with UPA."working with UPA."Case Study: BT VisionComtrend Confidential• Greenfield and Mixed-Mode Support- The 802.11n Draft defines a “greenfield” and a “mixed mode” format.- “Greenfield” frames are used for channels and time periods during which alllegacy devices are inactive.- “Mixed mode” frames include a legacy prefix to trigger physical carrier sense oflegacy devices.802.11n802.11n802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11nStandardApprovedJuly 1999 July 1999 June 2003 Not yet ratifiedMaximum DataRate54 Mbps 11 Mbps 54 Mbps 600 MbpsModulation OFDM DSSS or CCK DSSS or CCKor OFDMDSSS or CCK orOFDMRF Band 5 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz or 5 GHzNumber ofSpatialStreams1 1 1 1, 2, 3, or 4Channel Width 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz or 40 MHzComtrend ConfidentialFigure 2: Time (Best Case) to Transfer 30-Minute HD Video.802.11n802.11nWiring the Interactive Home• Pick the best Rounded In YourGeography/Demographic• Leverage Existing Home Wiring Infrastructure• Balance Deployment and Services with Cost- Powerline- Wireless• Management of Various Traffic to the CPE• Management of the CPEComtrend ConfidentialOriginally Founded in 1990- Founders from Bell Labs/AT&T- Global Presence- International Management- All Senior Management from the Telecom Industry- Over 7 Million Broadband Units Shipped since 2001Engineering Focus- Over 50% of Employees Involved in R&D- ADSL2+, Bonded, GPON• First or Early to Market In Key Categories- Original Designs in Hardware and SoftwareIPTV Leader in Telecom- First Deployment in 2001- Over 100 Customers in IPTV- Routers- Set Top Boxes- Home NetworkingComtrendComtrendComtrend Confidential

[TVover.net] Report: What ISN'T Going to Happen in 2009 - TVover.net: So ABI Research's analysts focused on several of the company's core areas of expertise, including mobile marketing and mobile banking, near-field communication, digital media, IPTV, transportation, navigation and location based services, mobile phones and mobile telecoms, intellectual property, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and other networks, with a special look at Asia.

[Trader notes RSS feed from Beacon Equity Research] Technical Trade Alerts on Market Movers: AAPL, ERTS, SCHW, HUN ...: It has a collaboration agreement with Avail Media Inc. to deliver MWAVE, a combination of equipment and services that enable IPTV service providers to launch new entertainment services over high speed data networks.

[Broadband Presentations] Moving from Innovation to Market Top 10 Tips for Mobile ...: Scott LyonsDirector, International MarketDevelopmentWHY SHOULD DEVELOPERS CARE?OVER 3.4 BILLION SUBSCRIBERS BY 20122,497,4022,807,1843,043,5843,212,3573,331,1613,414,339Informa, Future Mobile Handsets, 9th Edition 2007”¦MORE THAN HALF THE ENTIREPOPULATION OF THE PLANET”¦BUYING MORE THAN 1.2 BILLIONPHONES EACH YEAR”¦TOTALING MORE THAN 12 BILLIONHANDSETS BETWEEN 2003 - 2012”¦$1.6 TRILLION IN REVENUESweb 2.0Open APIsSocial MediaPersonalizationConvergenceCommunityRecommendationOpenIDUnifiedCommunicationsContext AwarenessLocationConvergence DevicesWirelessVoIPAd-HocNetworkingPartnershipsMobile CommunitiesWikisRSSWidgetsUser ExperienceData SharingTaggingBlogsPodcastingTrustMash-upsMobile InternetWhat is Mobile 2.0 ?Smart ProfileMobile AdsNew Business ModelsRelevant Information FindsYou ☺+”¦AND the mobiledeveloper population ischangingEvans Data, Global Developer Population, 2007,Wireless Development Survey, 2008of global developerpopulation is mobile41%mobile developers aretargeting web applications51%New “entrants” will challenge the incumbentsDEVELOPERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY1. UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSINESSUNDERSTANDYOURCUSTOMERWHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THEY?WHAT ARE THEY BUYING?HOW ARE THEY BUYING IT?INTERNET RETAIL OPERATORSHOW ME THE MONEY!!!Revenue/Distribution opportunities:AdvertisingSponsorshipPremium/subscriptionBrandedARE THEY CONNECTED?Fragmentation !Platforms!Industry moving towards”¦”¦OMTP announces BondiCollaboration with W3C & Open Ajax AllianceGoal: Common set of interfaces for accessing keydevice API’sThink Small - Go Big2.

IPTV News: The initiative is reported to be open to all public service broadcasters, device developers and other broadband operators besides BT, and involves the development of a standards-based open environment for broadband-connected digital TV receivers/set-top boxes, which could receive DTT or satellite broadcasts and combine them with VOD content delivered via broadband.

[TVover.net] Key Insights for Success in Asian IPTV Market - TVover.net: Verimatrix will be highlighting the functionality and flexibility of its flagship Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV and its latest solution for broadcast and hybrid networks, VCAS for DVB 2.0, which now incorporates software-based protection for traditional one-way broadcast networks where no direct return path is available.

IPTV News: December 4, 2008 - Russian telco Comstar anticipates closing its US$ 250mn purchase of Russia's largest IPTV provider, Stream TV, by the end of this year, upon which it will start upselling other broadband services to Stream TV's customer base, reports Informa Telecoms & Media.

[Jon Arnold's Analyst 2.0 Blog] Jon Arnold's Analyst 2.0 Blog: Service Provider Views - Microsoft ...: Things got a bit complicated while writing Part 2, given Microsoft's recent announcement they are abandoning their Connected Services Framework initiative. That certainly changes the equation, but I still contend there's an important symbiotic relationship for both parties.

[Connect-World Blog] October I 2008 « Connect-World Blog: Broadband drives a range of video-based services - IPTV was everywhere - that operators hope will raise their ARPUs. Equipment suppliers are counting upon this to drive their business - they pray that video will drive growth for years to come.

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[Telecompetitor -] IPTV is a Marathon, Not a Sprint | Telecompetitor: Or perhaps my initial reaction rings true - realization by SES that IPTV systems integration is a core competency that they simply don't possess - better to cut losses now than dig an even deeper hole. Whatever the case, I think it would be wrong to draw conclusions about the wholesale IPTV business model, or the overall IPTV market in North America.

[IPTV Press Releases] Telecom Conference: FttH/FttB availability is expanding in all CEE countries, with deployments by all manner of different players in the telecoms market – municipal governments, mobile network operators, fixed-line alternative operators as well as incumbents, a trend that is expected to continue moving into 2009. Emerging on the back of growing broadband penetration is the Internet economy, with data showing rises in the proportion of businesses or individuals accessing e-government services as well as businesses and individuals purchasing online.

[Broadband Presentations] What Will it Take to Deploy IPTV Features Requirements for 2nd ...: What Will it Take toDeploy IPTV?Features & Requirements for2nd Generation IPTV DeploymentsMichael CowardCTO and Co-founder2IPTV Rollout Projections• IPTV is adding 10M subscribers/year worldwide- Only 2M/year in North America- Tiny compared to Satellite and Cable - 100M subscribers3“Parity is not a strategy”1st generation IPTV deployments are focused on duplicatingservices offered by cable and satelliteTelco Operators competing only on price or service bundlingDSLAMIP Set Top BoxDSL ModemCoreNetworkVideo EncodersSubscriber Management SystemBilling SystemTypical IPTV System ArchitectureMulticast Broadcast Streams4How IPTV Can DifferentiateWhat’s special about IPTV?Ability to deliver each subscriber a separate data streamHow can operators leverage this feature?Network Personal Video Recorder (PVR)[ie. Tivo, Time Shift TV]Personalized Advertising5Network PVR• Network Personal Video Recording allows the subscriberto watch any show from past week• Content is stored in network- No hard disk required in set top box• Killer features against Tivo/Cable/Satellite- Don’t have to chose shows ahead of time- Don’t have to worry about conflicts6Personalized Advertising• Cable/Satellite can target ads to a neighborhood or zone• IPTV can target ads to individual subscribers- Ads selected based on channel watching history ordemographics- IPTV can also offer advertiser feedback - track ads watched• Personalized ads can be sold for 10-100% more per viewDSLAMIP Set Top BoxDSL Modem72F 72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72FCoreNetworkNetwork PVR ServerVideo EncodersLive VideoNetwork PVR StreamsAd ServerPersonal Ad Streams7Bandwidth Requirements1st generation IPTV deployments• Total Bandwidth to subscribers (DSLAM) - 1Gbps- Enough for 200 SD channels, 100 HD channels• Same for any number of subscribersGigabit Ethernet8DSLAMIP Set Top BoxDSL Modem72F 72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72FCoreNetworkNetwork PVR ServerVideo EncodersLive VideoNetwork PVR StreamsAd ServerPersonal Ad StreamsBandwidth Challenges2nd generation IPTV deployments• Requires 20Mbps per subscriber - 3 HD + 3 SD streams• Small town with 10,000 subscribers needs 200Gbps!200Gbps / 10K subscribers9EconomicsFalling costs makes 2nd Generation IPTV features viable• 2006: 100Gbps system occupies 10 racks and costs $20M- $2000 per subscriber!- No ROI to offer these features to subscribers• 2008: 100Gbps system in a single rack for less than $1M- Less than $100 per subscriber- 12 month ROI for thesesystems if they attract newsubscribers and reduce churn10SummaryExciting new features are on the horizon for IPTVAll enabled by single stream/subscriberPersonalized AdvertisingNew revenue stream for IPTV operatorsNetwork Personal Video RecordingMore differentiation, reduced churn, additionalARPU

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