For any of you who like to know more about infrastructure companies who might benefit from continuted IPTV rollouts, put Alcatel on your watchlist if you have not already done so. Alcatel is in a number of deals and here is another in Switerland.

Alcatel will supply Swisscom with a VDSL-enabled broadband access network offering 25 Mbps to end-users.

"The step-by-step implementation of our triple play strategy reflects our company's continued investment in the future of communications in Switzerland," said Adrian Bult, chief executive of Swisscom Fixnet. "We are creating a new television experience, supporting changing user habits and triggering an innovative step forward in the television business."

Swisscom broadband subsidiary Bluewin has been engaged in trials with the Microsoft TV platform. Earlier this year Microsoft and Alcatel announced a strategic partnership to deliver next generation television services.
Read More >>And why keep up with the Swisscom news? SBC Communications also selected both Microsoft and Alcatel for their IPTV roll out.