Sunrise begins tests for Internet TV
Following Swisscom's lead, Sunrise, the second-largest telecommunications group, is now also exploring Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). Sunrise has launched a pilot program offering 20 channels.
After Swisscom, the second-largest telecommunications group Sunrise is now also flirting with television via the Internet (IPTV). Sunrise has started a corresponding test with an offer of 20 channels. However, the test is limited: A maximum of 200 participants could log on to the website at the same time to watch television on their computers. Whether Sunrise will also offer a set-top box that allows reception on the television set in the living room has not yet been determined, said Sunrise spokesman Mathieu Janin on Thursday in response to a corresponding report on the website of French-speaking Swiss television. It has also not yet been decided whether IPTV will be offered on the broad market at all and, if so, when.
Swisscom has been working on the launch of Internet TV for some time and has already had to postpone it several times due to technical problems. Now Swisscom's IPTV is definitely to be launched in 2006.
Swisscom has been working on the launch of Internet TV for some time and has already had to postpone it several times due to technical problems. Now Swisscom's IPTV is definitely to be launched in 2006.
