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BenMcr · 12-09-2009, 19:09

I'm not sure where you are getting this IPTV box thing from. Nothing in the press releases mentions IPTV boxes.

What has been mentioned is an IPTV delivery platform to the headends. That's it. From there to the STBs can still be the current technology

Even if it's not cable VoD is already IP based (as far as I am aware) so I would expect the current STBs can already do full IPTV if required

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However what it could mean is that the headends could also deliver IP based TV over the cable modems

12-09-2009, 19:09	#36
BenMcr Virgin Media Staff Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1 Posts: 17,929	Re: Virgin Media to rollout new IPTV platform I'm not sure where you are getting this IPTV box thing from. Nothing in the press releases mentions IPTV boxes. What has been mentioned is an IPTV delivery platform to the headends. That's it. From there to the STBs can still be the current technology Even if it's not cable VoD is already IP based (as far as I am aware) so I would expect the current STBs can already do full IPTV if required ---------- Post added at 19:09 ---------- Previous post was at 19:07 ---------- However what it could mean is that the headends could also deliver IP based TV over the cable modems