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UK industry group reports minimal LTE interference with digital TV .
Initial results from LTE interference tests in the UK indicate that the impact from LTE signals on digital TV reception is much lower than originally anticipated.
Vodafone Italia, TIM, Wind to share LTE interference burden
Italy's Ministry of Economic Development will call upon mobile operators Vodafone Italia, Telecom Italia Mobile and Wind to establish a fund to resolve any interference problems LTE services at 800 MHz cause to digital TV reception.
Ericsson scoops up consultancy Devoteam's TV and media units
Ericsson is pushing further into the TV and media business with the acquisition of IT consultancy Devoteam's Telecom & Media operations in France. The move will see 400 French-based consultants with expertise in IP multimedia subsystems, delivery platforms and radio/TV networks join Ericsson by the second quarter.
UK operators form JV to clear 800 MHz for rapid LTE launch
The four major UK operators have formed a joint venture to accelerate the launch of LTE services by pushing for the removal of TV channels from the 800 MHz band.
Strong IPTV growth in Latin America projected amid digital-TV takeover
IPTV is taking off in Latin America, and Colombia is leading the way, according to a report from British firm Digital TV Research, which predicted the number of homes paying for IPTV will take off from a very low base to reach 4.8 million by 2017.
LTE doesn't disrupt TV broadcasts, according to Swedish regulator
Only 33 Swedish residents have complained that their TV reception is suffering from interference caused by LTE operating in the same 800MHz band, and the Swedish telecoms regulator, Post &
LTE interference to UK digital TV will cost £180M to fix
The UK government said £180 million will be collected from the forthcoming LTE auction to deal with the interference caused to digital TV services by LTE networks. To fix the problem, the UK
Rovi acquires assets from digital TV engineering firm DigiForge
Rovi, a provider of digital entertainment technologies and services, said it acquired certain assets of digital TV engineering services firm DigiForge. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
U.S. operators expected to rake in $39B more in triple-play revenues by 2016
More than 25 percent of TV households globally will have triple-play services that include broadband, telephony and TV in 2016 thanks to more attractive deals on these types of packages, says a new
Digital TV Research: IPTV revenue headed for $17 billion by 2016
A few weeks back, Digital TV Research noted in a new report that IPTV revenue worldwide had increased to $6 billion last year, up from $1 billion in 2006. The next five years are looking even better,
