| H.264/AVC helps enable telcos to boost their ARPU and retain their competitive position by offering IP video services, such as video-on demand and IPTV, using their existing copper infrastructure and DSL technologies.
H.264/AVC reduces the bandwidth requirements for delivering broadcast- and DVD-quality video streams to well within the limits of a 1.5 Mbps DSL loop. Reduced bandwidth demand means a larger IP video services TAM for telcos, reduced costs compared to MPEG-2-based video service deployment, and higher density of services on their current infrastructure.
Popular and profitable content services can now be bundled on today's DSL services, overcoming earlier bandwidth constraints. The technical solution from Thomson and Intel utilizes powerful compression and decoding in equipment installed at both customer premises and service provider facilities. | 
