Harmonic’s Direct-2-Edge™ Cable IPTV and Falcon’s Bird to Box Video
Solutions Deployed by Iowa Telecommunications Service Provider
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009--
Harmonic
Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) and Falcon IP/Complete today announced that
Butler-Bremer Communications, a cable and telecommunications service
provider based in Iowa, has selected the IP/Complete “bird to box” video
solution and Harmonic’s Direct-2
Edge™ (D2E) solution for Butler-Bremer’s new cable IPTV service. The
new Harmonic/Falcon cable IPTV solution enables Butler-Bremer to offer a
comprehensive and high quality service lineup to all of its customers.
Butler-Bremer also operates an IPTV service over its existing telephone
network infrastructure and a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
“Our overall goal is to provide a unique IPTV service via multiple
distribution networks—cable TV, Twisted Pair Copper and FTTH. The Falcon
IP/Complete total IPTV system and Harmonic’s Direct-2-Edge solution
provide the best option in terms of value, quality and reliability, as
well as ease of implementation and operation,” stated Richard McBurney,
Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of Butler-Bremer.
The Falcon IP/Complete IPTV delivery system encompasses content
aggregation from satellites and routers, integration with middleware,
and delivery over copper, fiber, and coax to the set top box. The Falcon
solution will allow Butler-Bremer to deliver video service to a newly
acquired exchange of Shell Rock, using FTTH and Copper networks. In
addition, the system enables video service delivery to their cable TV
exchanges over the coaxial plant—all from one total system.
Harmonic's D2E cable IPTV solution, incorporating the industry-leading NSG™
9000 universal edgeQAM and D2E management software, enables cable
operators to leverage their existing DOCSIS® and digital video
investments to deliver broadband video to multiple screens, including
traditional TV and the PC. D2E addresses the significant challenges
associated with delivering DOCSIS-based video content over traditional
CMTS-based architectures, and provides a substantial infrastructure cost
savings.
“High quality IPTV solutions are important to offer independent telcos
in North America the opportunity to provide competitive video services
to their subscribers, and we are proud to add Butler-Bremer to our list
of customers,” said Donald R. Cook, President/CEO of Falcon IP/Complete.
“Harmonic’s D2E solution offers the versatility and scalability for any
size cable IPTV deployment, from a regional service provider up to a
national operator with dozens of headends,” said Yoav Derazon, Senior
Manager, Cable Solutions and Strategy for Harmonic Inc. “Butler-Bremer
can now offer a high quality cable IPTV service without large increases
in operating or capital expenditures. Harmonic is committed to enabling
a comprehensive range of video delivery solutions for operators like
Butler-Bremer, who need a robust, simple and cost-effective solution for
delivering a compelling cable IPTV service to subscribers.”
Harmonic will showcase its telco video delivery solutions at TelcoTV
booth #539 in Orlando, Florida, November 10-12.
About Butler-Bremer
Butler-Bremer Communications provides telephone and advanced data
services to customers in an area of 175 square miles in Northeast Iowa,
and have been a CATV service provider since 1984.
Their telephone service runs over a fiber optic network with a
state-of-the-art telephone switch and is among the most advanced
customers will find anywhere in the country.
Their philosophy is simple: offer top quality products and services,
exceptional customer service, employ local people, support the
communities they serve, and charge the lowest rates possible for latest
telecommunications technology.
Butler-Bremer customers in the areas of Plainfield, Clarksville,
Frederika, Shell Rock, and Nashua have the option to select economical
packages of telecommunications and entertainment services, all on one
bill from one local company. And, coming with their new Cable IPTV will
be HDTV; DVRs; more movies, sports, and news; Interactive on-screen
guide; and digital music.
For more information visit www.butler-bremer.com.
About Falcon IP/Complete
Falcon IP/Complete is a provider of an MPEG-4, end-to-end IPTV solution
for the nation’s telecommunications industry, including government
agencies, developer and business communities, and healthcare and
education institutions. Privately held, with its headquarters in Malden,
Missouri, Falcon IP/Complete blends the customer’s enterprise needs with
its own ongoing communications training and research, to develop proven,
exclusive, and cost-effective IPTV architectures and installations.
Backed by 42 years of communications industry expertise, the company
guarantees unprecedented, timely service and support, as well as the
latest in content and interactive system options. For more information
visit www.falconipcomplete.com
and www.falconcommunications.com.
About Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic Inc. is redefining video delivery with the industry’s most
powerful solutions for delivering live and on-demand video to TVs, PCs
and mobile devices. Harmonic’s 20 years of technical innovation and
market leadership enable the company to offer a unique and comprehensive
solution portfolio—including encoding, transcoding, content preparation,
stream processing, asset management, edge processing, and delivery.
Broadcast, cable, Internet, mobile, satellite and telecom service
providers around the world choose Harmonic’s IP-based digital video,
software, and broadband edge and access solutions. Using these
award-winning and industry-leading solutions, operators can reduce costs
and differentiate their services by offering consumers a higher quality,
personalized multi-screen experience.
Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with
R&D, sales and system integration centers worldwide. The company’s
customers, including many of the world’s largest communications
providers, deliver services in virtually every country. Visit www.harmonicinc.com
for more information.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21(E)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements related to:
allowing Butler-Bremer to deliver video service to a newly acquired
exchange.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic’s
Direct-2 Edge™ (D2E) solution and the anticipated benefits for
Butler-Bremer may not materialize, and actual results could differ
materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and
uncertainties, including those more fully described in Harmonic’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its recent
Reports filed on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Harmonic does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements.
EDITOR’S NOTE – Product and company names used herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Source: Harmonic Inc.
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