Alcatel focuses on individual television, Bluewin TV waits and sees
Alcatel announces «My Own TV» and «Amigo-TV,» services that make personalized television possible.
The telecommunications equipment supplier Alcatel
announces "My Own TV", a service that offers personalized television
possible, as the federal government reports. It is aimed at families -
digitally recorded birthday parties, Christmas parties and
Vacation experiences can be viewed worldwide on Internet television
will be. In the electronic program guide, the family program
appear on an equal footing with public and commercial broadcasters,
but be protected by a code. Amigo TV", which was also presented by Alcatel, follows a similar principle. Friends who
watch the same program at different locations can use it to
send comments to each other on the screen.
Television about the
Telephone cable must be more than conventional television, says Alcatel
convinced. The Confederation asked Swisscom whether, in the context of
Bluewin TV similar applications are planned. They are not in the
The decision on a later introduction has not yet been made.
Swisscom spokesman Sepp Huber is quoted by the Bund as saying.
The
digital television Bluewin TV was originally planned for this year,
However, the commercial launch was postponed until 2006. The reason
was Microsoft's software, which was not yet fully developed. This is now
but no longer the critical point, said Alcatel marketing manager
Alan Mottram to the federal government. What is more critical is whether the networks and servers
are equipped for the television service. Alcatel is now testing the software
from Microsoft and integrates them into the network. The
Telecommunications group has contracts with 32 network operators worldwide
concluded. The first to be acquired at the end of the year is the American company
SBC and 18 million households with television-capable connections.
equip them. In Europe, the pioneering role lies with Swisscom, according to the federal government,
two years ago, it was the first European company to switch to Microsoft
set.
announces "My Own TV", a service that offers personalized television
possible, as the federal government reports. It is aimed at families -
digitally recorded birthday parties, Christmas parties and
Vacation experiences can be viewed worldwide on Internet television
will be. In the electronic program guide, the family program
appear on an equal footing with public and commercial broadcasters,
but be protected by a code. Amigo TV", which was also presented by Alcatel, follows a similar principle. Friends who
watch the same program at different locations can use it to
send comments to each other on the screen.
Television about the
Telephone cable must be more than conventional television, says Alcatel
convinced. The Confederation asked Swisscom whether, in the context of
Bluewin TV similar applications are planned. They are not in the
The decision on a later introduction has not yet been made.
Swisscom spokesman Sepp Huber is quoted by the Bund as saying.
The
digital television Bluewin TV was originally planned for this year,
However, the commercial launch was postponed until 2006. The reason
was Microsoft's software, which was not yet fully developed. This is now
but no longer the critical point, said Alcatel marketing manager
Alan Mottram to the federal government. What is more critical is whether the networks and servers
are equipped for the television service. Alcatel is now testing the software
from Microsoft and integrates them into the network. The
Telecommunications group has contracts with 32 network operators worldwide
concluded. The first to be acquired at the end of the year is the American company
SBC and 18 million households with television-capable connections.
equip them. In Europe, the pioneering role lies with Swisscom, according to the federal government,
two years ago, it was the first European company to switch to Microsoft
set.
