Modulus Video Brings IPTV
Reality to TelcoTV 2006
Other Topics:
IPTV PVR Secure Deployment,
IPTV HD Solutions,
IPTV Middleware Application Server
Modulus Video, Inc.
November 6th, 2006
Demonstrates Deployable HD & SD Encoding, Set Top Box Integration
and Advanced VOD and Local Content Acquisition System
Sunnyvale, CA -- Modulus Video, Inc. is moving IPTV solutions to the
next level today, with a complete lineup of ready-to-deploy,
revenue-generating MPEG-4 AVC encoding solutions at TelcoTV 2006
(Booth 1101). Modulus Video answers the critical issues facing
operators who want to deploy IPTV now, with systems that enable
delivery of high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video
at the best quality and lowest bit rates, offer seamless
interoperability with leading set top boxes, and deliver complete
content acquisition systems for generating on demand national or
local content. |
“IPTV is no longer a
distant vision; operators are now deploying robust, practical,
fiercely competitive systems,” said Modulus Video Chairman and CEO
Bob Wilson. “Modulus is the one company that has gone beyond the
hype and has delivered both HD and SD IPTV solutions that meet the
most critical customer needs. We have even solved the HD challenge
and are now able to offer an HD encoding system that is already
integrated with several set top solutions. We have installed HD and
SD MPEG-4 AVC encoders at the world’s lighthouse IPTV deployments.
With our new VODxchange™ content acquisition system, video-on-demand
and local content insertion can be achieved easily and at the
highest quality. The bottom line is that Modulus Video is making
IPTV a reality today.”
Integration with Leading HD/SD Set Top Boxes
The Modulus Video ME2600 HD encoder interoperates with the broadest
range of set top boxes including the latest offerings from ADB,
Amino, Motorola, and Wegener, providing operators with the finest
quality HD channel experience for their IPTV service.
“It is universally agreed that high definition video, delivered at
manageable bit rates, is an absolute requirement for IPTV to
succeed,” said Michael Hawkey, Exec VP Marketing & Sales, ADB
Americas. “The combination of the excellent video quality provided
by Modulus Video’s MPEG-4 AVC HD encoders and ADB’s latest
generation high definition set top boxes offer operators a
trouble-free, ready-to-deploy solution that will meet the most
discriminating consumer expectations.”
MPEG-4 AVC Encoding Systems
Modulus Video is showing all configurations of its eagerly
anticipated ME2000 family of MPEG-4 AVC video encoders – the world’s
first compact (1 rack unit) encoding platform that can be easily
switched between HD and SD video. The ME2000 offers more than 25
percent reduction in bit rates while significantly enhancing video
quality. All configurations of the system are shipping today.
Modulus Video support IPTV operators by offering:
- The highest quality video at the
lowest bit rates
- Field proven solutions that are
already deployed by pioneering IPTV operations
- Systems that are shipping today
- Solutions that directly address
critical revenue objectives, from advanced bandwidth managing
features like bandwidth optimizing Constrained Fidelity-Constant
Bit Rate (CF-CBR™) mode, digital program insertion triggers and
integrated low resolution stream output
VODxchange for Hollywood VOD and
Local Content Insertion
Modulus Video’s new VODxchange is a complete, real-time MPEG-4 AVC
encoding solution for both SD and HD designed to meet the growing
demand for video-on-demand movies and local content delivered over
IPTV networks. The real-time workflow of VODxchange offers
significant productivity enhancement over off-line, software-based
tools; enabling content providers to more effectively meet
increasing demand. VODxchange also provides IPTV operators with a
practical answer to the question of how to efficiently and
cost-effectively insert locally produced content such as news,
sports, entertainment, education, government and advertising, into
their standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) playout
streams.
The new system is already in use by leading content providers who
are beginning to encode the first MPEG-4 AVC content for VOD.
VODxchange is an easy to use real-time system that is designed to
convert content from virtually any video and file format and encode
it into MPEG-4 AVC while ensuring the highest video quality.
VODxchange is built on the industry-leading Modulus Video ME2000
Series Multi-Format AVC Encoder to offer exceptional visual quality
at bit rates specifically optimized for IP networks.
For complete information about all of Modulus Video’s solutions for
IPTV, visit us at TelcoTV 2006 in booth 1101, or explore
www.modulusvideo.com for product details, white papers, and contact
information for scheduling private presentations.
About Modulus Video, Inc.
Since its founding in 2002, Modulus Video has been the only company
to focus 100 percent of its efforts on perfecting the use of the
MPEG-4 AVC video compression standard. As a result, Modulus Video’s
powerful MPEG-4 AVC encoders are now a critical component behind
today’s most compelling IPTV deployments around the world, providing
the most efficient use of available bandwidth and delivering
outstanding standard definition and high definition television
services over new and existing broadband infrastructure. Its
products meet the needs of the broadcast, narrowcast and
video-on-demand markets. For more information, please visit
www.modulusvideo.com.
For more press information:
Evan Sirof
Media Relations for Modulus Video
Marcomm-on-Call, Inc.
Phone: 845-255-1909
Email: evan@marcomm-on-call.com |
