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  • Harmonic’s video delivery solution makes life easier for Two Wheels Motor Racing

    Harmonic’s video delivery solution makes life easier for Two Wheels Motor Racing

    MUMBAI: It’s in harmony with  the Malaysian motor sports racing organisation Two Wheels Motor Racing (TWMR). Virtualized broadband and video delivery solutions firm Harmonic has provided the Two Wheels Motor Racing (TWMR) organisation  in Malaysia with a quick fix  that has simplified the distribution of live sports events. Leveraging Harmonic’s VOS 360 Media SaaS, ViBE CP9000 contribution encoder and ProView 8100 IRD, TWMR can deliver exceptional-quality video streams to affiliates over the internet.

    “Our mission as a motorsport organisation is simple: to bring the thrill of motorcycle racing to fans across Asia. Delivering live sports events efficiently is critical to this mission,” said TWMR TV producer & coordinator Mohd Noorharif Jaafar. “Harmonic’s SaaS and appliance-based solutions make it easy to distribute live video to affiliates across Malaysia and Asia. Since adopting Harmonic’s cloud-based VOS360 Media SaaS solution and distribution appliances, we’ve reduced our dependency on satellites and significantly lowered our delivery costs.”

    The Two wheels motor racing championship

    Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS simplifies all stages of media processing and delivery for premium broadcast services. The VOS360 solution provides a high level of reliability for live sports delivery with a state-of-the-art live routing system that efficiently distributes live streams to affiliates during large-scale events. Harmonic’s CP9000 contribution encoder ingests the live feeds with ultra-low latency and pristine video quality, and the ProView 8100 IRD ensures high-quality video reception on the affiliate side.

    “By migrating from satellite to the internet for live sports event distribution with Harmonic’s VOS360 solution running on the cloud, TWMR has unlocked increased flexibility, cost savings and scalability,” said Harmonic vice president of sales, APAC and EMEA Tony Berthaud.  “This shift enables TWMR to deliver high-quality content to audiences across the APAC region with greater efficiency and reliability than ever before.”

     

    (Pictures courtesy  Two Wheels Motor Racing; no copyright infringement intended )

     

  • SES completes C-Band transition ahead of schedule with Harmonic’s XOS Edge Software

    SES completes C-Band transition ahead of schedule with Harmonic’s XOS Edge Software

    Mumbai: Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has completed technology upgrades associated with SES’s Phase one transition plan for C-band spectrum in just nine months, it announced on Monday.

    This was accomplished utilising Harmonic’s XOS Edge software-based solution for satellite media processing and edge delivery.

    “Tight-knit collaboration between partnering companies led to a successful world-first deployment of software solutions for the transformation of C-band spectrum,” said Harmonic senior vice president – business development Jeremy Rosenberg. “Deploying software on off-the-shelf appliances for both the uplink and at hundreds of affiliate locations enabled rapid completion of this project, exceeding the FCC’s stringent deadline. It is a testament to the flexibility that Harmonic’s edge media processing provides and has opened the door to additional and ongoing opportunities with video programmers for new edge distribution strategies.”

    Harmonic’s XOS Edge media processing solution, integrated with encryption from NAGRA, enables satellite delivery networks to distribute video services with optimised bandwidth and improved quality utilising the inherent flexibility of software.

    “We are excited to lead this transformation for the communications industry and accelerate the path to 5G,” said SES vice president of technology Steve Corda. “Freeing up the 5G spectrum while maintaining the quality and resilience of critical video services was a significant challenge. We can ensure that millions of people across the United States will continue to receive high-quality programming.”

    The project aims at seamless transition for Comcast Technology Services (CTS) and its Managed Satellite Distribution affiliates.

    “The task of freeing up C-band spectrum was massive and complex,” said Comcast Technology Solutions vice president and general manager of the Communications and Technology Provider Suite Allison Olien. “We are in the midst of a significant technology change, and SES and Harmonic provided a clear and streamlined transition path that assures service continuity for our partners and customers.”

  • Mowies optimises its workflow with Harmonic’s VOS Cloud Streaming SaaS

    Mowies optimises its workflow with Harmonic’s VOS Cloud Streaming SaaS

    MUMBAI: LATAM-based on-demand media platform Mowies, which has a unique revenue model for creators of feature films, documentaries, TV series, theatrical performances, concerts, and other original content, has decided to optimise its workflow with Harmonic's VOS 360 cloud streaming offering. 

    The VOS360 SaaS provides Mowies with an easy-to-use, end-to-end solution for media processing and delivery, optimising bandwidth usage and enabling an exceptional viewing experience for viewers.

    "As a recent entrant to the streaming market, Mowies is growing rapidly as more creators and users come on board every day. Harmonic's VOS360 SaaS gives us the ability to scale based on our growing viewership, without requiring investments in infrastructure. Thanks to Harmonic, we have a streamlined solution from source to screen, and we can confidently keep adding new content and gaining much-needed visibility for content creators," said Mowies CEO Alejo Arango. 

    Harmonic's VOS360 SaaS supports the entire streaming workflow from ingest to delivery, allowing simpler on-demand streaming with easy control through a rich API. Mowies has improved the streaming quality and lowered overall streaming costs with Harmonic's EyeQ, an AI-based encoding technology on the VOS360 platform. EyeQ encoding reduces Mowies' storage and CDN requirements by up to 50 per cent compared with traditional encoding methods. Harmonic's worldwide team of DevOps experts provides 24/7 monitoring and assistance to ensure the highest service availability for Mowies at all times. 

    Harmonic vice president – sales and marketing (Latin America) Alvaro Martin said, "Mowies required a fast time-to-market, and that's an area where the VOS360 platform really shines. With its flexible cloud-based architecture, the VOS360 platform was up and running in weeks. With the VOS360 solution powering their streaming workflow, Mowies can deliver content from independent content creators and Hollywood filmmakers via a single, end-to-end platform, reducing their operating costs and decreasing complexity." 

  • Harmonic Introduces Powerful New Analytics-Driven Service for Cable Operators

    Harmonic Introduces Powerful New Analytics-Driven Service for Cable Operators

    SAN JOSE, Calif. – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced CableOS™ Central, a new AI-enabled service that features data analytics, 24/7 operational support and engagement tools for cable operators. Designed to complement Harmonic's CableOS virtualized CMTS solution, CableOS Central provides operators with an intelligent and customizable way to proactively identify and address technical issues and network capacity opportunities, enabling delivery of superior-quality internet, voice and video services.

    "While we were originally drawn to Harmonic's CableOS solution because it enabled faster broadband while addressing critical space and power requirements, access to the network data provided by this solution has been a real game-changer for our operations," said Rick Mlcek, president of shared services at Buckeye Broadband.

    "CableOS deployments continue to gain momentum, and Harmonic is once again breaking barriers with its new CableOS Central service," said Gil Katz, senior vice president, Cable Access Business Operations, at Harmonic. "Leveraging the rich data analytics available through our platform, CableOS Central is a powerful new service enabling operators to predict and address issues before they become service-affecting. As operators continue to roll out scalable gigabit broadband services and provide advanced entertainment, business and home-security service offerings, CableOS Central is essential for delivering exceptional quality of service."

    Harmonic's CableOS Central service is composed of three service pillars: Data Analytics, Operations and Engagement Portal.

    CableOS Central Data Analytics service continuously collects, synthesizes and presents network data through a modern set of real-time dashboards, smart alerts and notifications, enabling unprecedented service visibility. Unlike legacy cable data monitoring systems that periodically report the health of only a few network elements, the CableOS platform provides rich real-time data spanning the network physical layer, from data-center servers to remote devices, access network performance parameters and application traffic patterns.

    CableOS Central Operations features a 24/7 team of cable access and networking experts, augmented by an innovative AI toolset. This team complements operators' existing network operations centers by continuously analyzing data from CableOS Central Data Analytics, detecting and diagnosing issues, predicting future problems and assisting with configurations and upgrades.

    CableOS Central Engagement Portal enables operators worldwide to quickly and efficiently engage directly with Harmonic. It is a state-of-the-art connected platform that provides operators with powerful tools for case planning, calendars, software downloads, product and deployment documentation and event management.

    Harmonic will demonstrate its CableOS Central service at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Oct. 1-3, in New Orleans at Booth 247. Further information about Harmonic and the company's solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.

  • Harmonic Powers Sky Italia OTT Services

    Harmonic Powers Sky Italia OTT Services

    SAN JOSE, Calif: Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its cloud-native media processing software and content-aware encoding (CAE) technology is powering Sky Italia's OTT streaming services. The Harmonic solution is integrated into the Sky Italia hybrid cloud software-defined streaming platform. Leveraging the latest advancements in pure software architecture, the Harmonic solution provides Sky Italia with the agility, flexibility and scalability to speed up the launch of new premium services and enable delivery of superior video quality at low bitrates.

    Sky Italia's solution for its linear video streaming platform is based on Kubernetes and microservices to serve event-based and 24/7 channels on OTT platforms. Adhering to these requirements, Harmonic's VOS® Cluster software dynamically controls and optimizes Sky Italia's on-premises and cloud video-processing resources.

    "To ensure the success of our next-generation streaming services, delivery of exceptional video quality and the ability to quickly adapt to changes are critical factors," said Gabriele Ubertini, director of technology engineering and innovation at Sky Italia. "Harmonic's cloud-native media processing software aligns with our choice of moving resources to Sky's software-defined streaming infrastructure, while allowing us to be nimble. Using CAE, we can deliver stunning video to a larger group of subscribers, providing a better quality of experience to those in areas with challenging bandwidth availability."

    Sky Italia will use Harmonic's VOS software for OTT media processing in on-premises datacenters integrated with the Sky Italia architecture, which leverages Kubernetes and a SMPTE 2022 uncompressed multicast video network. By enabling Sky Italia to dynamically control and optimize its video processing resources, together with their blueprint for an open-source ecosystem, the VOS solution will dramatically accelerate time to market for new channels. EyeQ™ CAE will be used to significantly reduce Sky's bandwidth requirements, decrease CDN costs and improve QoE.

    "Sky Italia asked for a highly available and scalable streaming solution for outstanding video quality and state-of-the art ABR packaging. We went above and beyond in meeting these requirements," said Ian Graham, senior vice president of international sales and video services at Harmonic. "Having an elastic and always-up-to-date media workflow will give Sky Italia serious competitive advantages, enabling it to launch services faster and scale up seamlessly."

    Harmonic will showcase its latest video streaming innovations at IBC2019, Sept. 13-17 in Amsterdam at Stand 1.B20. Further information about Harmonic and the company's solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.

  • Harmonic Leads Technology Innovation Sessions at the 2019 NAB Show Conference

    Harmonic Leads Technology Innovation Sessions at the 2019 NAB Show Conference

    MUMBAI: Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that several of the company's executives will speak at the Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference (BEITC) at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas in April. During the conference, experts from Harmonic will examine a wide range of innovative technology-related topics, from OTT to live UHD HDR service delivery, AI-driven video compression, ATSC 3.0 and big data. As the worldwide leader in video delivery technology and services, and an established thought leader at industry conferences, Harmonic is helping the media industry deliver superior-quality broadcast and OTT video services to consumers globally.

    AI-Driven Video Compression: Jean-Louis Diascorn, senior product manager at Harmonic, will spearhead a BEITC session on how "AI Technology Is Changing the Future of Video Compression" on Monday, April 8, from 10:40 to 11 a.m. in Room N256 of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). During this presentation, attendees will learn how AI is being applied to video compression and its benefits for broadcast and OTT applications. The session will include a brief history of video compression, ways that AI can be utilized and the different types of AI implementations that can be used for video compression.

    OTT and UHD HDR Innovation: Thierry Fautier, vice president of video strategy at Harmonic and president of the Ultra HD Forum, will lead two presentations at the BEITC. The first session, "How OTT Services Can Match the Quality of Broadcast," will analyze the current challenges involved with delivering live OTT services and describe solutions that are available today, such as content-aware encoding, artificial intelligence and low-latency CMAF. This session will take place on Tuesday, April 9, from 11 to 11:20 a.m. in room N260. The second session, "Demystifying Live UHD HDR Service Delivery," presented on behalf of the Ultra HD Forum on April 10 from 10:40 to 11 a.m. in Room N260 of the LVCC, will examine the different UHD HDR deployment scenarios and analyze the rationale for picking a specific HDR standard.

    Real-World ATSC 3.0 Results: Harmonic's Director of Broadcast Market Development Jean Macher will present a session on "Implementation and Test Results for ATSC 3.0 Hybrid Services at Chicago 3.0" to examine a cloud-based approach to hybrid services that combine over-the-air broadcast with OTT streaming. These hybrid services are currently implemented at the "Chicago 3.0" ATSC 3.0 trial by Weigel Broadcasting Co. The session will take place on Sunday, April 7, from 11:40 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room N256 of the LVCC.

    Big Data and Service Availability: Chris Pattinson, vice president of global software quality at Harmonic, will lead a BEITC session on "Using Big Data and Workflow Redesign to Enhance Broadcast Service Availability" on Tuesday, April 9 from 3:20 to 3:40 p.m. in room N258 of the LVCC. Attendees will learn how to use everything from the pattern of HTTP requests to log messages from the micro-services that make up the broadcast chain to predict failure and prevent it, and automatically repair the system if failure does happen.

    Harmonic will showcase its innovative video delivery technologies in Booth SU810 during the 2019 NAB Show, April 8-11 in Las Vegas. Further information about Harmonic and the company's solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.

  • Harmonic and Veygo team up to deliver end-to-end ott solution, successfully deployed by indonesia’s AMTV

    Harmonic and Veygo team up to deliver end-to-end ott solution, successfully deployed by indonesia’s AMTV

    MUMBAI: Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery technology and services; and Veygo, a leading provider of multiscreen user experience software solutions for the broadcast, media and entertainment industries; today announced they have teamed up to create an end-to-end SaaS solution for OTT video delivery. Veygo’s Meta_Video Player™ for content and subscriber management, secure player, analytics and applications, has been integrated with Harmonic’s Electra™ media processor and VOS™ 360 media processing SaaS to provide operators with a cloud-based, pay-as-you-grow solution that speeds up the time to market for OTT offerings. The combined Veygo-Harmonic solution has been successfully deployed by Indonesian streaming provider AMTV for its new premium multiscreen service.

    “Today’s OTT service providers are keen on providing exceptional quality of experience to end-users on every screen,” said Jean-Christophe Perier, Founder and CEO at Veygo. “The secret behind our winning solution with Harmonic is an off-the-shelf application combined with real-time analytics enabling unparalleled QoE monitoring and personalization capabilities, thus boosting user engagement and retention for multiscreen service providers.”

    Harmonic’s VOS 360 SaaS handles the entire media processing chain from ingest to playout, compression, packaging and OTT delivery for both live and on-demand content. Being a cloud-based solution, it offers video content and service providers increased agility and scalability, which are critical in the OTT environment. OTT services can be scaled up and down based on actual needs, a capability that is particularly useful for managing ad-hoc events.

    “The workflow integration between Veygo and Harmonic solutions is absolutely seamless,” said Aldo Bon Suriasantika, COO at AMTV Media. “Working with two specialists in their respective fields — Veygo for data-driven user experience and Harmonic for cloud-based media processing — allows us to focus on the content and marketing aspects of our new multiscreen business, entrusting the technology and content delivery to the experts.”

    “A typical predicament for content providers is the desire to swiftly launch an OTT service without having the time or the resources to integrate technology solutions from multiple vendors and validate a platform,” said Tony Berthaud, Vice President of Sales, APAC, at Harmonic. “Harmonic’s open architecture solutions philosophy and extensive range of pre-integrated ecosystem partners help to speed up and uncomplicate that process. Harmonic and Veygo are at the leading edge of new OTT technologies, enabling innovations such as low-latency OTT delivery via the new CMAF specification.”

    Harmonic will showcase its award-winning Electra and VOS solutions portfolios at the 2018 NAB Show, April 9-12, in Las Vegas at booth SU810. Further information about Harmonic and the company’s solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.

  • GTPL boosts channels & OTT with Harmonic, can deliver to 8 mn homes

    MUMBAI: Harmonic, a leader in video delivery infrastructure, announced that GTPL, India’s leading digital cable TV distribution company, which reaches an estimate of more than 8 million households in more than 189 cities, has deployed a next-generation software-based unified video headend system from Harmonic.

    At the heart of the solution is Harmonic’s Electra™ X2 advanced media processor that supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and HEVC encoding for both traditional cable television and live OTT multiscreen services, saving GTPL significant space and power consumption.

    “To remain competitive in the television distribution space, we needed to further differentiate our offering with compelling content, deliver higher video quality at a lower cost of operation and prepare for OTT,” said Aniruddhsinh Jadeja, managing director at GTPL Hathway. “Harmonic provides us with a complete headend solution for CATV and live OTT, with distribution of up to 650 cable television channels and 50 OTT channels from a unified management system. We can also support advanced features such as graphic overlay and scroll insertion, which are integral to our business. We are currently delivering live TV and have plans to explore catch-up TV, nPVR and 4K video in the future to provide an even better viewing experience to subscribers.”

    According to Frost & Sullivan, there are approximately 66 million unique connected video viewers in India, and about 1.3 million OTT paid video subscribers. The ability to support CATV and live OTT services from a unified headend provides interoperability capabilities, operational efficiency and opens up revenue opportunities for GTPL by enabling the operator to launch OTT offerings when ready.

    “Migrating to a software-based unified video headend for CATV and OTT delivery allows GTPL to roll out new offerings quickly and reduce costs through decreased space, power, equipment and personnel requirements,” said Tony Berthaud, vice president of sales, APAC, at Harmonic. “In the future, as GTPL further improves upon its video quality and service offerings, Harmonic’s software-based infrastructure will make it easy to adapt new codecs and formats.”

    The Electra X2 processor maximizes the efficiency and flexibility of statistical multiplexing through tight integration with Harmonic’s ProStream® video stream processor, allowing the operator to increase bandwidth efficiency and broaden its channel count. The unified headend also includes ProView™ integrated receiver-decoders for reception and ProMedia™ Package multiscreen stream packager for deploying secure live OTT services. Everything is managed through the NMX network management solution.

  • Harmonic releases documentary on making of NASA’s UHD TV

    Harmonic releases documentary on making of NASA’s UHD TV

    MUMBAI: Harmonic, the video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and video services, has shot a documentary examining the making of NASA’s UHD TV channel.

    NASA TV UHD is the first noncommercial consumer UHD channel in North America. Showcasing the breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space using high-resolution images and video generated on the International space station and other current NASA missions, the channel also airs re-mastered footage from historical missions.

    The Harmonic documentary discusses the technical challenges NASA and Harmonic overcame within a matter of months to put NASA TV UHD up on one satellite link along with NASA’s existing SD and HD channels.

    Harmonic CMO Peter Alexander said, “Our signal is up on the bird, and so that’s exciting – to be blazing a new trail and leveraging the very latest state-of-the-art technology in television and video.”

    The video is also available on the Harmonic channel: www.harmonicinc.com/resources/videos/nasa-uhd

  • Harmonic releases documentary on making of NASA’s UHD TV

    Harmonic releases documentary on making of NASA’s UHD TV

    MUMBAI: Harmonic, the video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and video services, has shot a documentary examining the making of NASA’s UHD TV channel.

    NASA TV UHD is the first noncommercial consumer UHD channel in North America. Showcasing the breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space using high-resolution images and video generated on the International space station and other current NASA missions, the channel also airs re-mastered footage from historical missions.

    The Harmonic documentary discusses the technical challenges NASA and Harmonic overcame within a matter of months to put NASA TV UHD up on one satellite link along with NASA’s existing SD and HD channels.

    Harmonic CMO Peter Alexander said, “Our signal is up on the bird, and so that’s exciting – to be blazing a new trail and leveraging the very latest state-of-the-art technology in television and video.”

    The video is also available on the Harmonic channel: www.harmonicinc.com/resources/videos/nasa-uhd