Taiwan's Public Television Service Foundation Transitions to H.264-Based Service; New Offering Powered by Harmonic's Encoders, Stream Processing and Management Software
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 15, 2009--
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that Public Television
Service Foundation (PTS) has selected Harmonic’s MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
digital video technologies for the rollout of Taiwan’s first high
definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) H.264 terrestrial broadcast
service. PTS produces and transmits free public television programming
to viewers throughout Taiwan via its DVB-T terrestrial network. PTS’ new
video service—powered by Harmonic’s DiviCom Electra® 7000 and 5400
encoders, ProStream™ 1000 stream processing platform with DiviTrackIP™
distributed statistical multiplexing, and NMX Digital Service
Manager™—was successfully launched earlier this year.
PTS was founded in 1998 as a terrestrial television channel, and in
2006, was charged by the Taiwanese government with developing an HDTV
transmission station. PTS today produces a range of high quality,
independent content, including local and national news programs,
documentaries, dramatic films, children’s content, and other critically
acclaimed programs.
“PTS is committed to producing exceptional programming and building the
highest quality infrastructure to support delivery of this HD and SD
content,” said Mr. C. F. Yang, Engineering Department Manager, PTS.
“Harmonic’s Electra H.264 encoders and DiviTrackIP statistical
multiplexing solution have met our stringent standards for quality and
performance, enabling us to provide Taiwan’s television viewing public
with a very compelling HD viewing experience. We continue to be
impressed with the strength of Harmonic’s H.264 digital video solutions,
which have been seamlessly integrated into our network.”
“By upgrading its MPEG-2 digital video infrastructure with a
next-generation H.264 transmission system, PTS has been able to
efficiently introduce a higher quality and more bandwidth-efficient SD
and HD service for its viewers in Taiwan,” said Raymond Tse, Vice
President of Asia Pacific Sales, Harmonic Inc. “PTS provides a vital
public television service, and we are pleased to support their
critically acclaimed work with our industry leading compression and
statistical multiplexing solutions. Harmonic’s terrestrial broadcasting
technologies have been deployed around the world, enabling broadcasters
to rapidly respond to market demands for high quality digital content.”
Double Advance Technology, Harmonic’s system integrator for the PTS
project, provided installation, project management, and related services
for this deployment.
Harmonic will be featuring its H.264 digital video solutions, including
the DiviCom Electra 7000 HD encoder —honored as Cable & Satellite
International’s best HDTV technology in 2008—at CommunicAsia 2009,
booth #4L3-01, June 16 – 19, Singapore.
About PTS
The Public Television Service Foundation, or PTS, was founded on 1 July
1998. Operating as an independent public organization, its chief
objective is to establish a popular broadcasting institution to serve
the public. Its mission is to improve the standards of local
broadcasting culture and promote society's sustained prosperity. The
establishment of PTS is a major milestone in Taiwan's public
broadcasting industry 18 years in the making, finally coming to fruition
with the rapid development and maturity of Taiwan's civil society.
About Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic Inc. is a leading provider of versatile and high performance
video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the
next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high
definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and
time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service
providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures by
using Harmonic’s digital video, broadband optical access and software
solutions to offer consumers the compelling and personalized viewing
experience that is driving the business models of the future.
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:
transitioning to an H.264-based service.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic’s
digital video technologies and the anticipated benefits for PTS 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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