[October 27, 2011] Cisco launches wireless IPTV service with AT&T Tweet Oct 27, 2011 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Cisco has announced the launch of its wireless IPTV service with AT&T. Cisco will provide the new wireless IPTV solution featuring new wireless receivers and wireless access points, available across the entire AT&T U-verse TV footprint beginning October 31, 2011. With this new technology, users can watch TV in virtually any room in the home, even rooms not wired for TV-- like the kitchen, basement or indoor garage. TV content is sent from the Cisco wireless access point via in-home Wi-Fi to the Cisco wireless receiver next to the TV, the company said. Cisco's wireless TV solution will deliver both standard definition and high definition (HD) programming to multiple receivers with built-in or integrated Wi-Fi. Just one wireless access point per home can support two wireless receivers connected to TVs, the company added. Cisco's wireless TV solution features the ISB7005 wireless receiver and the VEN401 Wireless Access Point, now part of the Cisco Videoscape portfolio. Cisco's wireless receiver delivers live TV channels and interactive services and functions as a Total Home HD DVR, allowing consumers to view and manage DVR recordings wirelessly from a wired DVR in the home. Cisco's solution is based on the 802.11n standard, and includes enhancements to manage the requirements of delivering high-quality, highly secure video over Wi-Fi. Joe Chow, vice president and general manager, Connected Home Solutions, Service Provider Video Technology Group, Cisco, said: "Never before has it been so easy to move your TV around the home to wherever it suits you. We are excited to reach this industry milestone, becoming the first to bring wireless TV to market with AT&T. Cisco is pleased to achieve new heights as AT&T's wireless TV technology provider." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]