29th IDATE International Conference 2007

Nov. 14, 2007 - Nov. 15, 2007
Le Corum, Montpellier, France

www.digiworldsummit.com

Over the past 29 years, IDATE’s International Conference has earned its reputation as a cornerstone event for taking stock of the changes at work in the Broadband, Mobile and Media industries. A veritable international platform for debate and discussion, the DigiWorld Summit 2007, with India as guest country, will once again provide an opportunity to examine those events that marked the year gone by, and those which will constitute the key challenges for the years ahead.

Lead Story:

DigiWorld 2007: "Social networking is the future," says IDATE

But changing customer behavior poses business model challenge

While social networking holds great promise for telcos, their success in the Web 2.0 space will require them to be more agile and innovative than they have ever been before.
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Industry Trends:

Infonetics sees metro Ethernet nearly doubling by 2010

Equipment market gains to be driven by routers and carrier Ethernet switches

Worldwide sales of metro Ethernet equipment will nearly double between last year and 2010 according to a report from Infonetics Research that estimated the international Ethernet sales market at US$18.8 billion in by the end of this decade.
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New Services:

Coming soon to a screen near you: AnswersTV

Cross-platform content programming touches health, food issues

AnswersMedia launched a new programming high-definition interactive television network that will be available on the Web as well as cable on-demand, newspaper, radio and broadband networks.
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Private to launch IPTV in five more European countries

Media group continues aggressive IPTV/VOD rollout

Private Media Group expands its presence across the European landscape with new service provider deals.
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IPTV quality is SureWest's number one priority

Adopts proactive video monitoring strategy to reduce truck rolls and increase installs

James Player, Network Engineering Manager at SureWest, talks with Executive Editor Sean Buckley about ensuring video quality within the network and at the customer home.


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