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.

The programming includes 11 new channels of network content.

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.

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

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.