iPhone Video Support
July 2007
With the release of iPhone this month, we’re finally getting to hear about real-world usage and reviews. Most reviews are positive, but admit that the iPhone has some flaws. Apple has yet to announce sales for the current quarter, but AT&T’s activations weren’t as high as many expected.
In its second-quarter earnings announcement, AT&T said that 146,000 iPhones were activated in a day and a half. Most analysts predicted that AT&T would report 500,000 to 700,000 activations during the first few days.
However, not all of AT&T’s sales were recorded (just the first two days before the end of the quarter), and there were many reports of delays in signing up for service. So it’s possible that AT&T may still show good numbers for the next quarter. The one good news for AT&T is that 40% of iPhone subscribers were new to AT&T.
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., July 2007 IPTV Bulletin
Chile Goes IPTV
July 2007
The competition for IPTV service in Chile is heating up. In 2006, Chilean telecom operators CTC and Telsur announced plans to launch IPTV with Telsur investing US$30 million, and CTC investing over US$100 million in IPTV and broadband investments.
In July 2007, Telefónica del Sur (Telsur) launched WiTV, an IPTV service available in parts of southern Chile. Telsur’s 50,000 broadband customers can order the service featuring 80 channels.
Meanwhile Chilean fixed line incumbent Telefónica Chile already launched its IPTV service in the capital, Santiago. Currently, Telefónica Chile’s service is still in its initial phase and is limited to wealthier neighborhoods. In 2008, the company will rollout service to other parts of Santiago.
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., July 2007 IPTV Bulletin
Symmetricom Unveils QoS Probe
July 2007
Since launching our IPTV Video Quality: QoS & QoE report in 2007, MRG has been publishing articles on Test & Measurement as a means of educating the market in the tools that help operators achieve improved QoS and QoE in their systems. This is one of those articles.
Symmetricom announced the new Q-400 IPTV probe, that enables Quality of Service (QoS) assurance and Quality of Experience (QoE). Symmetricom created and patented a scoring system to measure IPTV service quality, called V-Factor, so that network administrators can see what the customer is experiencing in real time. Symmetricom's probes collect and report aggregate statistics in real time for customer flow simulations and traffic flow analysis.
The Q-400 monitors up to 400 SD or HD H-264 IPTV streams and up to 10,000 VoIP streams in parallel in full passive mode.
{Note: analyst comments are italicized}
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., July 2007 IPTV Bulletin
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