Microsoft to develop broadband TV for Telcos
Reuters | at | by Mike
U.S.-based software maker Microsoft said on Thursday it would develop software to deliver standard television over the Internet, targeting telecoms operators wanting to expand their business. A prototype of the software will be shown next week in a speech by Microsoft founder Bill Gates at ITU Telecom World 2003 in Geneva, one of the world's largest telecoms trade shows. Bell Canada and India's Reliance Intercomm will work with Microsoft to develop a commercial product by the end of 2004, said Ed Graczyk, Microsoft TV Platform marketing manager.