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Bresnan Communications Adds Harmonic's NSG EdgeQAMs for VOD Expansion
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
Harmonic announced that Bresnan Communications, a cable service
provider in the United States with more than 300,000 subscribers, has
increased its video-on-demand (VOD) service capacity with the addition
of Harmonic's Narrowcast Service Gateway (NSG) 9000 and 9116 edgeQAMs
with Privacy Mode encryption.
The NSG's integrated support for real-time encryption at the network
edge allows Bresnan to reliably and efficiently protect VOD assets as
they are transmitted to the home. The versatility of the NSG 9000
universal edgeQAM platform also provides Bresnan with the flexibility
to migrate to a modular cable modem termination system (M-CMTS)
architecture in the future. Both NSG models are used to perform a
variety of other functions at the edge, including multiplexing, program
routing, PCR restamping, QAM modulation and RF up-conversion, the
company said.
"As we were planning the expansion of our VOD architecture, two
requirements were critical: the ability to deliver a secure and robust
on-demand service today and to support other future applications such
as modular CMTS to deliver more bandwidth in the future. The NSG 9000
satisfies these requirements," said Pragash Pillai, Vice President of
Strategic Engineering for Bresnan.
"The popularity of anytime viewing capabilities continues to grow, and
Harmonic remains focused on enabling leading operators like Bresnan to
offer a high quality, personalized on-demand video experience for the
consumer," said Yoav Derazon, Senior Manager of Cable Strategy and
Solutions for Harmonic Inc. "Our family of NSG edgeQAMs offers
unparalleled RF performance and flexibility to support a greater
variety of applications at the edge. Combined with the heritage of
edgeQAM success and technology development pioneered by Harmonic, these
benefits make the NSG the solution of choice."
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