Low-Power Station Delivers an Industry First with Up to 20 Sub-Channels
in 19.39 Mbps ATSC Spectrum
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 1, 2009--
Harmonic
Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that KAXT-CA, a low-power
community television station based in San Jose, California, has deployed
a ground-breaking digital ATSC television service—capable of
broadcasting up to 20 MPEG-2 video and audio services within the 19.39
Mbps ATSC spectrum. Using advanced video processing solutions from
Harmonic, transmission equipment from Linear Industries and PSIP
generation from Triveni Digital, KAXT is currently broadcasting 12 video
channels and four audio channels and planning to add more audio services
later.
The large channel capacity is providing KAXT with multiple sub-channels,
giving viewers more content choices, and bringing several new revenue
opportunities to the station. KAXT is the first station in the United
States to successfully offer such a large range of programming in a
19.39 Mbps spectrum.
“This new service is a technological feat and establishes a new business
model for KAXT,” said Warren Trumbly, President of KAXT. “The solutions
from Harmonic, Linear and Triveni Digital make it possible to deliver
more channels with excellent video quality when compared to the previous
analog service we ran for years—without breaking our budget. We have
been able to add a variety of programmers and offer more multi-cultural
content for the diverse population of the Bay Area, an exciting
opportunity for us to better serve viewers and grow our revenues.”
Since 1989, KAXT has provided educational, community service, and
spiritual programming to Spanish-speaking communities in the San
Francisco bay area. With the conversion to digital service transmission,
KAXT can now broadcast a larger number of culturally diverse and
boutique channels.
Harmonic’s DiviCom
Electra® 5000 encoders, DiviTrackIP™
statistical multiplexing and NMX
Digital Service Manager are used to efficiently compress and manage
the video and audio services. Triveni Digital’s industry-leading
GuideBuilder™ PSIP generator manages the large number of virtual
channels and EPG metadata files and feeds the carousel to the Harmonic ProStream™
1000 remultiplexer over IP. The GuideBuilder PSIP generator also
provides a future proof path to mobile DTV. The Linear Industries
AT71K0-1™ 1000 watt DIGITAL UHF Transmitter and AT7001™ Exciter complete
the ground breaking system with advanced linear and non-linear
pre-correction to provide the most pristine signal possible.
“For a low-power station to expand its reach from a single analog SD
channel to 20 or more digital services is unprecedented and opens up new
business opportunities for KAXT and other broadcasters. This
collaborative deployment with Linear and Triveni Digital is a unique
application of Harmonic’s market-leading encoding and statmux solutions
in a broadcast environment and demonstrates the superior capabilities of
our systems to deliver high quality video at ultra-low bit-rates,” said
Joel Wilhite, Broadcast Solutions Manager at Harmonic Inc.
“Linear Industries is extremely pleased to have been selected as the
transmitter supplier and the ‘power-behind-the-vision’ to KAXT on this
exceptional project,” added Perry Priestley, Vice President of Linear
Industries. “With this digital opportunity, we specifically optimized
our AT7001 exciter’s software to provide the synchronization of each of
the 12 video signals. The end result of this collaborative deployment
allows viewers in KAXT’s market to receive and experience a much broader
array of content from a single source – a truly exciting industry first.”
“It was a pleasure to play such a critical role in this groundbreaking
project,” said Ralph Bachofen, Vice President of Marketing and Head of
Sales at Triveni Digital. “We are strong supporters of low-power
stations and the critical role they play within each community, and we
continue to work closely with partners such as Harmonic and Linear
Industries to provide solutions that help these stations migrate
cost-effectively to digital broadcasting.”
About KAXT-CA
KAXT-CA is a Class A, community television station based in Santa
Clara-San Jose, California. The station broadcasts locally in analog on
UHF channel 22 as an affiliate of Spanish-language Christian television
station Tiempos Finales TV, formerly being affiliate of TBN from 1989 to
2003 and of Almavision from 2003 to 2006. Founded May 31, 1989, the
station is owned by Broadland Properties, Inc. KAXT-LD began program
July 30th, 2009.
About Linear Industries
Linear Industries is an industry leader in the design, development, and
delivery of TV broadcast transmission solutions. Globally, Linear
delivered more than 2,000 transmitters in 2008, and since 1978 have
delivered and optimized solutions for customers in over 40 countries.
Linear’s advanced pre-correction software delivers “touch-of-a-button”
linearization, providing unparalleled performance at exceptional
price-points. With a reputation for reliability and performance, Linear
transmitter and exciter solutions can reduce TV broadcaster’s capital
and operational costs, and provide a more effective return on their
investment. For more information, visit www.linear-tv.com/contact.html.
About Triveni Digital
Triveni Digital Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems
that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in
DTV, mobile DTV, and IPTV streams. Triveni Digital’s products for DVB
SI, ATSC PSIP, data broadcasting, stream analysis, and monitoring are
renowned for their ease of use and innovative features. Working with
leading industry partners, Triveni Digital employs an open and
standards-compliant approach to the digital television market. More
information is available at www.TriveniDigital.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:
KAXT’s plans to add more audio services, bringing several new revenue
opportunities to the station, establishing a new business model for
KAXT, and providing a future proof path to mobile DTV.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic’s
advanced video processing solutions and the anticipated benefits for
KAXT 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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sarah.lum@harmonicinc.com
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