The membership of the Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has been recently reinforced by the addition of four significant new members.
British Telecom, Pirelli, Netgem and ITRI have joined the effort to develop open, end-to-end specifications for IPTV; based on existing technologies and open standards.
British Telecom, BT operates an IPTV service that combines Digital Terrestrial Television with [...]

Pirelli Acquires 12.4% Of Avanex From Alcatel-Lucent For 33.4 Million Euros
Within the framework of this transaction, Alcatel-Lucent signed supply agreements with both Pirelli and Avanex in next generation photonics
Pirelli Broadband Solutions and Avanex, which have complementary technology capabilities, will explore collaboration to supply Alcatel-Lucent with innovative photonic components and modules
Milan, 29 October 2007 – The [...]

Pirelli’s CWDM/DWDM Multiservice Platform to be deployed in Hellas Online’s transport network in Greece
Milan and Berlin, 9 October 2007 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced that, together with Intracom Telecom, a leading supplier of integrated solutions and professional services to telecom operators in the EMEA [...]

IEC Announces 2007 InfoVision Award Winners at Broadband World Forum Europe 2007
CHICAGO – 9 October, 2007 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced the winners of the InfoVision Award giving tribute to some of the industry’s most notable products, services, and applications. IEC Vice President of Conference Development presented the InfoVision Awards in front [...]

Pirelli Broadband Solutions Unveils New Gateways For Small Business Customers At BBWF Europe 2007
Milan and Berlin, 9 October 2007 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced that it will introduce and demo its Discus(tm) DSBG Series, a new line of business-class routers, at the Broadband World [...]