Microsoft IPTV’s New Set Back
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Telstra spokesman, Warwick Ponder, told the Wall Street Journal that “the decision had nothing to do with Microsoft’s technology, the spokesman didn’t rule out the possibility that Telstra would consider other vendors when it decides to move forward with television service.” Corporate double speak… don’t you think! Microsoft is not discouraged and says it has a lot of customers, a list that is supposedly an envy of the entire industry. Folks who are knowledgeable in this arena are quick to point out that none of the current IPTV deployments across the planet match the scale and ambition of US Bells. Meanwhile, folks at Siemens could not be happier, and have just announced a deal with Dutch telecom giant, KPN. KPN plans to introduce digital television over its DSL network for the first time during the course of this year, using the provisional designation “IP TV.” Siemens, telecom insiders believe, is in line to pick up the pieces if things don’t work out with Microsoft.
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