Despite the multiple millions of dollars being poured into its development, Internet Protocol Television is still not an eminent threat to old fashioned cable — but it is edging closer to “prime-time” status. Microsoft is billing its TV IPTV Edition as “better TV, not ‘me too’ TV.” Nortel, Cisco and their various competitors are peddling IPTV appliances. AT&T and its rivals are rolling out IPTV solutions as part of communications bundles. Google is hiring software engineers to work on television technology.
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IPTV: Almost Ready for Prime Time
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire October 24, 2006 04:00 AMDespite the multiple millions of dollars being poured into its development, Internet Protocol Television is still not an eminent threat to old fashioned cable — but it is edging closer to “prime-time” status. Microsoft is billing its TV IPTV Edition as “better TV, not ‘me too’ TV.” Nortel, Cisco and their various competitors are peddling IPTV appliances. AT&T and its rivals are rolling out IPTV solutions as part of communications bundles. Google is hiring software engineers to work on television technology.