IPTV set for roll-out
30 November 2005
Between 500,000 and one million households are expected to be able to receive internet protocol television (IPTV) by the end of the year, the South China Morning Post reported. China Telecom and China Netcom have undertaken small-scale trials of IPTV services in 10 provinces with Alcatel IPTV. The most advanced of these is from the sole IPTV licensee, Shanghai Media Group, which offers 60 channels and more than 5,000 movies on demand for US$7.4 a month. Alcatel expects 72 million IPTV users by 2010 as fixed-line operators upgrade telephone networks, which would only account for less than 5% of TV-owning households.
