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UTStarcom Wins IPTV Contracts with China TelecomTMCnet Associate Editor
UTStarcom announced today that it has won contracts from China Telecom to deploy its RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou, both located in the Fujian Province in southern China. “We believe that IPTV will be a driving force in the development of broadband services throughout China as consumers discover the freedom of timeless television and the variety of choices and value-added services that our RollingStream system can offer,” said Bill Huang, chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering for UTStarcom. “Both Fuzhou and Quanzhou represent exciting and fertile opportunities for the growth of IPTV as less than 5 percent of the population in each city currently has access to broadband services.” According to a news release, China Telecom will use UTStarcom’s RollingStream IPTV solution to deliver video signals to approximately 50,000 people in Fuzhou and nearly 80,000 people in Quanzhou by the end of this year. In Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province with nearly six million residents, the initial deployment has a capacity of 12,000 concurrent media streams and covers the major sections of the city. In this city, China Telecom plans to offer users 70 channels of live broadcast television with “time-shifting” capabilities and approximately 3,000 hours of video-on-demand. In Quanzhou, a coastal city with approximately 6.5 million residents, the initial deployment is planned to support 37,000 concurrent media streams and covers the city’s main districts. In this city, China Telecom will initially offer 70 channels of live broadcast television with “time-shifting” capabilities and approximately 5,000 hours of video-on-demand. For more information about UTStarcom's RollingStream solution, visit: http://www.utstar.com/Solutions/Broadband/IPTV. Patrick Barnard is Associate Editor for TMCnet and a columnist covering the telecom industry. To see more of his articles, please visit Patrick Barnard’s columnist page. |