The idea of watching the English Premier League live from one’s personal computer or laptop will see a lot of avid football fans rubbing their hands in gleeful anticipation. But delivering television content through computer networks may be closer to reality than you think.
Streaming such programmes over a fibre network will make that possible and that’s what Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has in mind as it prepares to launch its IPTV (Internet Protocol television) by year-end. (IPTV is television content delivered interactively to the home via broadband connection. IPTV is an alternative to cable or satellite TV subscriptions TV services.)