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Ruckus wins Portuguese and Chilean IPTV contracts |
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
Portugal Telecom the country's largest telecommunications provider, has selected and is now offering the Ruckus MediaFlex Smart Wi-Fi system as the wireless standard for IPTV distribution to over three million Portuguese households. Available immediately, the Ruckus MediaFlex Wi-Fi system now gives Portuguese consumers the freedom to watch television, as well as other interactive video content, where and when they desire, eliminating the need to run disruptive, costly and unsightly cabling throughout the home. Portugal Telecom currently provides high-speed internet services to more than 700,000 broadband subscribers and is installing more than 200 IPTV customers every day. According to the company, 50% of all IPTV installations now use the Smart Wi-Fi option because consumers like the speed of installation, reliability, non-disruptive operation and freedom to place televisions anywhere and easily move them around the home without cabling or re-wiring.
Ruckus Wireless has also been selected by Telefónica del Sur (TelSur), a leading provider of internet-based multimedia and communication services in
Chile, to supply its MediaFlex to support
Latin America's first commercial IPTV service. Yankee Group forecasts broadband and TV revenue in Latin America will experience solid growth: 110% for broadband by 2010 from more than US$3bn in 2005 to nearly US$7bn.
Chile has been at the forefront in terms of convergence.
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