Daily News 2006/03/06

MII: 18 IPTV standards to be issued

At the "2006IPTV Development Forum" sponsored by China Telecom World on Feb. 22, Jiang Lintao, general engineer of China Academy of Telecommunications Research of MII says that this year they will issue 18 IPTV standards, and IPTV is a beginning for the integration of three networks. What they are doing in Hangzhou is to combine the telecom network with the cable TV network (telecom enterprises and broadcasting & TV enterprises operate and share the benefit together).

Sonus Networks gaining big award from Frost&Sullivan

Sonus Networks, the world famous provider of VoIP infrastructure solutions, announced that it had gained the big award of "2006 leading telecom operators in technological innovation in IP infrastructure", granted by Frost & Sullivan.
The award is granted to those who have provided advanced telecom solutions, and assisted the seamless evolution of voice network. Sonus Networks' IP infrastructure solution has been widely adopted by world famous telecom operators, wireless network operators, cable operators and Internet service providers.
　
Cisco System finishing the acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta

Cisco System has finished acquiring Scientific-Atlanta, located in Lawrenceville, Georgia，a world leading provider of STB (set-top-box), end-to-end video distribution network and video system integration. By acquiring Scientific-Atlanta, Cisco will provide a top-class end-to-end data, voice, video and mobile solutions for the operators' network and digital home.