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Harmonic Inc. Announces Telekom Austria as New Client for IP-Based Digital Video Solutions

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Telekom Austria has selected Harmonic's industry-leading digital video solutions, including the high-performance DiviCom(R) encoders, for its aonDigital TV Service. This new service, launched in Vienna and being rolled out nationally, offers viewers access to a full complement of broadcast television, radio, and premium services such as video-on-demand. Harmonic's solutions have been deployed as part of a comprehensive IPTV solution delivered by Alcatel, joining the large group of top-tier telco operators around the world who have selected Harmonic systems for their IP-based services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Telekom Austria has partnered with Harmonic Inc. to deploy its digital video solutions for the aonDigital TV Service, which offers broadcast television, radio, and premium services such as video-on-demand.
  • The service has been launched in Vienna and is being rolled out nationally, with Harmonic's high-performance DiviCom(R) encoders, ProView(TM) integrated receivers/decoders, and NMX Digital Service Manager(TM) being deployed as part of the comprehensive IPTV solution delivered by Alcatel.
  • This partnership marks another major step forward in realizing the promise of IP-based TV, with Harmonic's solutions enabling operators to establish and consistently set the benchmark for a world-class service.
  • Telekom Austria's Managing Director, Helmut Leopold, stated that the company was complementing its voice, data, and mobile offerings with an exciting range of broadcast and on-demand TV services, citing Harmonic as the natural choice for its complete range of native IP headend products.
  • The DiviCom encoders maximize the efficiency of video delivery across Telekom Austria's ADSL infrastructure while providing a high-quality, high-value service that enables the company to compete more effectively over the long term.
  • Harmonic's IP-based solutions give operators such as Telekom Austria unmatched versatility, video quality, and bandwidth efficiency, in addition to the scalability to support more advanced services in the future.
  • Harmonic's President and CEO, Patrick Harshman, stated that the company's solutions make it possible for operators to establish and consistently set the benchmark for a world-class service, enabling them to differentiate themselves in a rapidly evolving television market.

Statistics:

  • Telekom Austria has total revenues of roughly EUR 4.4 billion and approximately 15,600 employees at year-end 2005.
  • The company has two main business areas: the wireline segment and the wireless segment, with the wireline segment accounting for roughly 3 million customers and the wireless segment accounting for roughly 9 million customers.
  • Alcatel's sales for 2005 were EUR 13.1 billion, with the company operating in more than 130 countries and employing 58,000 people.
  • Harmonic Inc. has a global presence, with customers including many of the world's largest communications providers, delivering services in virtually every country.
  • The company's solutions have been used to implement the first large-scale MPEG-2 IPTV service, the first service based solely on MPEG-4 AVC, and the first live service to transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4.
  • Every day, DiviCom encoders deliver tens of thousands of free and pay TV channels to millions of viewers in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.

Sources:

  • Harmonic Inc.
  • Telekom Austria
  • Alcatel
  • "Telekom Austria" press release, 2005
  • "Alcatel" press release, 2005
  • "Harmonic Inc." press release, 2005
  • "About Telekom Austria"
  • "About Alcatel"
  • "About Harmonic Inc."

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