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Harmonic Announces NSG HectoQAM
Harmonic recently unveiled the NSG HectoQAM, the world’s first universal edgeQAM solution to deliver up to 648 QAMs per two-rack unit chassis. With up to 36 QAMs per port, the HectoQAM offers unprecedented density and critical support for new VOD, SDV and M-CMTS services, and includes frequency agility capabilities and new EQAM Virtualization™ software technology. |
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Harmonic solutions earn RUS acceptance
Harmonic recently gained Rural Utilities Service acceptance from the Department of Agriculture for its market-leading encoding, stream processing, edgeQAM, video-on-demand and cable access solutions. This designation allows rural service providers to purchase Harmonic equipment with funds from the RUS program, bringing broadband services to customers in economically-challenged communities. |
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Harmonic powers first HDTV services in the Maldives
CableNET, the premiere cable provider in the Republic of Maldives, has deployed Harmonic’s end-to-end video processing and delivery solutions to provide HD services throughout the islands from a single MPEG-4 headend. The infrastructure provided by Harmonic allows CableNET to offer the first MPEG-4 SD and HD, nVOD and digital channel mosaic services available in the Maldives. |
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Harmonic ships 1,000,000 QAMs
Further increasing the leadership of the NSG edgeQAM, Harmonic has shipped 1,000,000 QAMs to cable providers worldwide. 18 of the top 20 US MSOs and several Tier-1 providers in Asia and Europe use the NSG to power their VOD, broadcast, SDV, M-CMTS and cable IPTV services, reaching over 50 million cable subscribers around the globe.
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World Cup broadcast by Harmonic in South Africa
The South African Broadcasting Corporation deployed Harmonic’s contribution and distribution solutions to enable live broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The solution used Electra 8000 encoders, Ellipse contribution encoders and ProView integrated receiver/decoders to bring matches live to the fans.
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ProStream 1000 and ACE featured in Triple Play magazine
Harmonic’s cable solutions were recently featured in Spanish magazine Triple Play, focusing on the ProStream 1000 and ACE. The article discusses the problems operators face in keeping up with rapid technological change, and the importance of selecting equipment that will not become quickly obsolete. The article then goes on to explain how ProStream 1000 and ACE can give operators the flexibility necessary to avoid these pitfalls. |
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Harmonic director published in CED magazine
Industry magazine CED recently published a piece by Harmonic’s Senior Director of Cable Solutions Gil Katz entitled “SDV/ADVANCED COMPRESSION - Reclaim Bandwidth and Maintain HD Video Quality.” In the article, Gil explains the options available to operators trying to balance demand for HD against limited bandwidth resources and the situations in which they are most applicable.
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Shenzhen expands with Harmonic
Leading Chinese cable operators Shenzhen Topway Video Communication has chosen Harmonic’s headend and EdgeQAM solutions to expand its HD and VOD offerings. The service expansion enables Shenzhen to deliver 13 high-quality HD channels, as well as HD VOD and enhanced on-demand services such as time-shifted TV.
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