Pakistan Launches First IPTV Service
August 2008
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced the launch of its IPTV network to customers in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad in August 2008.
The service, called PTCL Smart TV, is the first IPTV service in Pakistan and will feature a VoIP and Broadband package, as well for triple-play bundling.
Customers will be able to pause, rewind and fast forward through TV programming. It also comes with parental controls, searching and VOD services.
In the second phase, PCTL Smart TV will be expanded to other cities such as Peshawar, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Multan, Quetta, Hub and Hyderabad.
PCTL vendors include Irdeto for Content Protection/DRM, Huawei for STBs, and Alcatel-Lucent for DSLAMs.
Triple-Play Service Price List - Pakistan
Smart Packages
(TV, Broadband and
Fixed Line Phone) |
Broadband
Speed |
Cost Per
Month* |
1 |
0.5 Mbps |
RS1499
(US$19.72) |
2 |
1 Mbps |
RS2229
(US$30.25) |
3 |
2 Mbps |
RS5299
(US$69.72) |
* Additional monthly fees for set-top box
Source: MRG, Inc., August 2008 IPTV Bulletin
Colombia’s UNE Launches First IPTV Service
August 2008
Colombian Telco Une launched IPTV services in the capital, Bogota, as well as in Medellin, making it the first IPTV service in the country. The service includes 105 TV channels, 50 audio channels and ondemand services.
Une has invested US$110 million to get the service off the ground and hopes to get between 300,000 and 500,000 subscribers in its first year of service.
It also includes a Video-on-Demand store offering films, TV series, music concerts and karaoke. Ondemand titles cost about US$1.95.
In 2009, Une is planning to offer 200Mbps broadband connections in order to power nextgeneration services like PVRs, TV caller ID, and online shopping.
Source: MRG, Inc., August 2008 IPTV Bulletin
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