Microsoft Corp. and Telecom Italia today announced a plan to jointly test next-generation television services using the Microsoft® TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform. The announcement demonstrates Microsoft's significant momentum in working with the world's leading network operators to bring next-generation television services to consumers via the operators' broadband network infrastructures.
Telecom Italia joins several other top-tier telecommunications companies worldwide, including Bell Canada, Reliance Infocomm Ltd., SBC Communications Inc., Swisscom/Bluewin and others working with the Microsoft TV IPTV platform, to take advantage of the significant growth opportunities IPTV represents.
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