While Tier 2 and Tier 3 telcos in the United States face those challenges, Tier 1 providers must contend with scalability issues, says Manish Matta, director of marketing for UTStarcom.

Next year, Blu-ray disc players will slip from their position of the most Internet-connected home entertainment device, according to a forecast from The NPD Group.

The company will launch its Teragator metadata aggregation tool, which promises to help broadcasters maximize assets through quality-managed media access and organized browse and search, at IBC2009.

The programming includes 11 new channels of network content.

New research for NPD DisplaySearch finds that around the world that game consoles are the top connectivity method, followed by media consoles.

Martin’s proposal, in the final days of his FCC chairmanship, received criticism and opposition from a variety of groups