O2 is planning to test an IPTV service in the UK at its broadband ISP Be, report The Independent and The Guardian. Salvadore Anglada, chief executive of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, said the operator’s experience with IPTV in the Czech Republic is vital to how it tackles other countries. The operator currently has around 70,000 customers for the Czech IPTV service. He said that the launch of broadband in the UK this year was already influenced by its Czech operation in areas such as network management and technology. Existing content details in the Czech market with companies like Warner Bros, Paramount and HBO could also be extended to the UK. According to the Guardian, O2 will trial the service next year and could have a commercial launch before the end of 2008. Meanwhile rival Orange has held tests of its own IPTV service and is expected to launch in 2008, while Tiscali already has a TV service on the market.
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O2 to test IPTV service in UK (UK)
- December 18th, 2007
- 3:03 pm
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