Ever wondered how TV over IP works? As AT&T continues to build out its fiber network, IPTV will become an alternative to traditional cable and satellite delivery methods.

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What is IP television?
27 Nov 2006, 0250 hrs IST, TNN

IPTV is sensitive to packet loss and delays if the streamed data is unreliable.

An IP-based platform also allows significant opportunities to make the TV viewing experience more interactive and personalized.

The cable industry's expenditures of approximately $1 Billion per year are based on network updates to accommodate higher data speeds.

he IP-based platform offers significant advantages, including the ability to integrate television with other IP-based services like high speed Internet access and VoIP.

Although IPTV and conventional satellite TV distribution have been seen as complementary technologies, they are likely to be increasingly used together in hybrid IPTV networks that deliver the highest

A telco IPTV service is usually delivered over a complex and investment heavy walled garden network, which is carefully engineered to ensure bandwidth efficient delivery of vast amounts of multicast v

According to a NMRC report, the immediate growth of IPTV will not be driven by a replacement for traditional television but as a customized platform focusing on the needs of professional groups and or

Video and/or audio quality degradation
Slow channel change times
Reduced transport reach