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CANALSAT
Deploys TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC System for HDTV Launch
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TANDBERG Television
July 13, 2006
Southampton, UK, -- TANDBERG Television (Oslo:TAT.OL) today
announced that its award-winning high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC
video encoding and distribution system has been chosen by leading
French satellite pay-TV operator CANALSAT for the launch of its HD
service. The CANALSAT HD service starts later this month with the
broadcast of the National Geographic Channel HD. |
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To deliver its HDTV
service, CANALSAT has deployed a TANDBERG Television HD video
head-end with statistical multiplexing and TANDBERG EN5990 HD MPEG-4
AVC encoders. The use of TANDBERG Television’s first-to-market
MPEG-4 AVC encoding systems will enable CanalSat to achieve very
efficient HD bandwidth utilization, more than halving the bit-rate
required by HD MPEG-2, while at the same time achieving the high
picture quality that a HDTV service demands.
“HDTV is a reality and as more and more content becomes available in
HD format we are committed to ensuring that our subscribers enjoy a
rich and varied choice of HDTV programming. TANDBERG Television’s
commitment to HD MPEG-4 AVC means that we can launch HD with high
bandwidth efficiency and take advantage of the benefits of advanced
statistical multiplexing as our service grows,” says Christophe
Hennequin, Technical Manager of CANALSAT.
Supporting CANALSAT’s HDTV launch is further validation of TANDBERG
Television’s technology and market lead in the advanced compression
arena and builds on the company’s growing list of global HD
deployments of its first-to-market HD Intelligent Compression
Engine. For CANALSAT’s HD roll-out, TANDBERG Television has designed
a redundant system based on the TANDBERG EN5990 HD AVC Encoder and
TANDBERG Reflex™ statistical multiplexing. The TANDBERG EN5990 has
been created for real-time TV delivery environments that need the
highest quality encoding combined with the industry’s highest
quality of service (QoS) levels and takes advantage of more than 10
years of digital compression system development.
“We are delighted to have been chosen by CANALSAT for this important
HDTV roll-out in France. High Definition is taking TV viewing to a
new level and is without doubt a key service differentiator for
pay-TV operators like CANALSAT,” says Eric Baron, president of
TANDBERG Television EMEA. “Our market lead and global experience in
HD advanced compression systems means that we are uniquely placed to
provide advanced systems that enable our customers, such as CANALSAT,
to confidently roll-out HD business models today.”
About TANDBERG Television
Whether it’s advanced compression systems, on-demand or interactive
television, TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL) delivers the technology and
expertise that is moving digital video forward. The company’s
award-winning solutions are used by the world’s leading network
operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer
experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of
open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the
highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV,
video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV
applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe,
Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit
www.tandbergtv.com. |
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