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Telpin Argentina will offer IPTV in 2010

Pinamar's Telephone Cooperative will start rendering IPTV services next year in three spa cities: Pinamar, Ostende and Valeria de Mar, in Argentina. Before the offer is commercially ready, the cooperative must wait for the license bid outcome and the disclosure of the new Audiovisual Communication Services Law that enables public services cooperatives to render IPTV services.

Dario Oliver, Manager of Telpin, told NexTV Latam that IPTV trials were being carried out with an UTStarcom platform, but the purchase decision had not been taken yet. Regarding the platform's functioning, the executive assured that tests were being carried out without inconveniencies and that the last mile might take place with WiFi or PLC. "We are evaluating the network scope taking into account the need to reach homes with 12 Mbps. We have not decided how the installation in the client's house will be carried out. PLC and WiFi are the two alternatives we are analyzing since UTP wiring would be too expensive and slow", he considered.

As for Telpin's provider selection, a decision is expected to be taken jointly with the Telecommunications Cooperatives Chamber, an association that gathers all cooperatives of the country. "We are doing our analysis inside the chamber and we believe that, in addition to the selection of providers, we need to work jointly in the setting up of a single network that will enable us to have more effective investments and operating expenses", Oliver assured.

Between November 17th and 19th, NexTV Latam and Catel will hold, at the Meliá Hotel Buenos Aires, an event where new IPTV opportunities for Argentina and Latin America will be discussed. In case you are willing to attend or sponsor the event, please contact silviap@nextvlatam.com.