Santa Barbara Utilities Selects End-to-End Video Delivery Solution From Harmonic
ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
TelcoTV 2009 Booth #539 - Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that Santa
Barbara Utilities (SBU) has selected Harmonic`s industry-leading digital video
solutions for a new broadcast and on-demand IPTV service at the Santa Barbara
Plantation Resort Community in Curaçao, the most populous island in the
Netherlands Antilles. The end-to-end IPTV deployment includes Harmonic`s Ion AVC
HD encoders, ProStream 1000 stream processing platform, StreamLiner video
servers, Armada intelligent asset management and NMX Digital Service Manager.
"Harmonic offered an end-to-end solution that meets our requirements for
quality, ease of implementation, and cost," said Bert Perez, Director of Santa
Barbara Utilities. "The Ion encoders provide superior quality at a competitive
price. The broadcast headend, fully integrated with the on-demand servers and
software, gives us a trouble-free solution for the IPTV portion of the Santa
Barbara Plantation Resort Community`s triple play video, voice and high-speed
data service."
Standard definition video sources are received from satellite and multiplexed
using Harmonic`s versatile ProStream 1000 stream processor for the IP
encapsulation. The Ion AVC encoders are used to compress and deliver the HD
channels for the broadcast service. On-demand assets are stored and delivered
using Harmonic`s StreamLiner video servers and Armada asset management system,
which dynamically distributes content across the network based on popularity.
The entire video service is monitored and controlled via NMX.
"At Harmonic, we are focused on offering best-in-class video delivery solutions
to operators of all sizes around the world. The all-IP solution deployed in
Curaçao enables SBU to provide residents with a high quality video service
without introducing significant complexity in the network architecture, and at a
reasonable cost," said Matt Aden, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service
for Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic will feature its comprehensive range of IPTV solutions at the TelcoTV
2009 exhibition taking place in Orlando, Florida from November 10-12.
About Santa Barbara Utilities
Santa Barbara Utilities owns and operates a state of the art telecommunication
network at Santa Barbara Plantation in Curaçao. Located on 1,500 acres and
serving a world class community of homes as well as the Hyatt Regency Curaçao it
provides next generation voice, video and data over its FTTH infrastructure.
With a state of the art network monitoring center and best in class network
resources it provides the residences and the Hotel guests with unparalleled
service delivery.
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: enabling SBU to provide
residents with a high quality video service, and featuring Harmonic`s
comprehensive range of IPTV solutions at the TelcoTV 2009 exhibition.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic`s digital
video solutions and the anticipated benefits for SBU 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.
Harmonic
Sarah Lum, +1-408-543-2392 (Media Relations)
sarah.lum@harmonicinc.com
or
StreetConnect for Harmonic
Michael Newman, +1-408-542-2760 (Investor Relations)
hlit@stct.com
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