VALENCIA, Spain -- DS2, the leading technology innovator and global supplier of high-speed powerline communications technology, has developed major new features for its 200Mbps powerline communications chipsets to enable four times faster transmission speeds than standard wireless networks. It will showcase how these new upgrades support commercial IPTV services and provide 99 per cent home network coverage at this year's IBC event in Amsterdam, September 12th-15th.

At the show, DS2 will also demonstrate some of the benefits that service providers, such as BT, Portugal Telecom and Telefónica are able to offer their customers thanks to DS2 technology. These include affordable IPTV services that are fully installable by the consumer in less than an hour. DS2's powerline adapters plug directly into existing electrical wiring, eliminating installation calls and truck roll costs for service providers - savings that are also achieved by the customer.

"Choosing the right technology that enables fully-interoperable IPTV home networks is the final frontier for service providers," comments Victor Dominguez, VP Sales at DS2. "To win and maintain customers, service providers must ensure that the IPTV service is delivered to all terminal devices in the home, which now include telephones, gateways, TV sets, set-top boxes, whole-home DVRs, gaming consoles, and PCs.

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