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KPN sees the end customer’s need for functionality such as triple-play services, including, HD TV, as the main driver of its network strategy following mixed half-yearly results.

I was recently reading a lighting periodical when I came across a lighting-instrument manufacturer's claim that stopped me cold. A very popular and useful LED fixture was being touted as "HD friendly."

Dutch telco KPN says both its subscriber base and marketshare is continuing to grow rapidly following a shift in emphasis from its terrestrial Digitenne service towards IPTV. It follows a network upgrade to VDSL and a national marketing campaign for its ‘Interactive TV’ service.

Cambridge-based set-top box developer Amino Communications has again brought down losses after a 41.7% increase in revenues.

Home gateway manufacturer 2Wire was tentatively acquired this week by U.K.-based set-top box specialist Pace in a $475 million deal that should close before the end of the year. 2Wire CTO Jaime Fink took time to talk with FierceIPTV about what the deal means to the company in the near- and long-term, and about how changing market conditions and consumer expectations helped bring the two companies together.

New data released by UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has found that a gap still persists between the advertised speeds for broadband services and what speeds users are typically receiving.