MTS commits to service expansion with Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV solution

WINNIPEG – MTS Allstream said today that it will move as quickly as it can to deploy next generation high-speed Internet and TV services to Manitoba customers. The company plans to add more high definition TV, digital video recorder functionality, improved guide features and other advances. “The new services will be powered by a combination of network connectivity provided by Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc. ("Alcatel Lucent Canada") and the award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television ("IPTV") and multimedia platform,” reads today’s press release. MTS TV has grown impressively since its launch, with over 75,000 Winnipeg households subscribing to the service, as...