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Harmonic's Video Solutions Score BGR Diamond Points

By Nathesh, TMCnet Contributing Editor

Harmonic’s (News - Alert) MediaPrism, an on-demand content preparation software and PWRLink 1310 nm DWDM transmitters have announced they scored four stars from Broadband Gear Report (BGR) 2008 Diamond Technology Reviews.

 

A panel of judges who were industry and engineering experts from Time Warner (News - Alert) Cable, Charter Communications, Suddenlink, Bresnan, KnowledgeLink Inc., and Sunflower Broadband reviewed the products.

 

Harmonic is a provider of video solutions that enable service providers to deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV.

 

BGR rates excellent products with technical features and performance that provide clear and substantial benefits with 4 diamonds. According to BGR, Harmonic’s DiviCom Ion encoder earned a score of 3.5 diamonds and is considered outstanding.

 

In last year’s ranking, Harmonic’s DiviCom Electra 7000 high definition MPEG-4 AVC encoder received a perfect 5-diamond score, the first and only product to have ever received a top rating since the introduction of Diamond Technology Reviews in 2005.

 

"The high scores earned by Harmonic's HFC and digital video products this year reflect a very positive opinion from our panel of independent industry experts," said Laura Hamilton, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, Broadband Gear Report.

 

“Harmonic’s cable IPTV solution is particularly notable, as it enables operators to leverage their existing DOCSIS and digital video infrastructure to deliver superior, IP-based video service at low bit-rates. In addition to Harmonic’s digital video products, the panel was also impressed with the company’s PWRLink 1310 DWDM transmitter, which provides cable operators a much needed solution to increase bandwidth efficiency using the existing cable plant.”

 

The MediaPrism software suite offers real-time and offline content preparation of on-demand video delivery. The PWRLink 1310 DWDM transmitter reduces the need for cable operators to lay additional fiber as it can work efficiently on the existing fiber.

 

 

Nathesh is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Nathesh’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

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