Enabling the Video Economy

We live in the midst of an expanding video economy, driven by innovation, competition and the emergence of new distribution models — including over-the-top (OTT) and web-ready delivery — that give consumers instant media access from any device, anytime, anywhere. While the pay-TV industry continues to grow on a global scale, these changing consumer expectations offer content producers and service providers new opportunities to monetize content across a wider range of platforms.

As consumers enjoy more media on more devices than ever before, the ways in which that content is produced, packaged and distributed must adapt to address the increasing demand. Harmonic provides the supply chain infrastructure — from production through delivery — that enables content producers and service providers to engage and prosper in today’s multiscreen video economy.

World-Class Video Solutions

Harmonic offers a complete range of solutions for increasing production capabilities, improving video quality and achieving ultra-efficient video delivery.

  • For live news and event coverage, our ultra-low-latency Ellipse® contribution encoders offer high-quality video for professional newsgathering.
  • In the studio, our Omneon® MediaGrid™ active storage systems and Spectrum™ video servers enable highly-efficient digital media production and origination workflows.
  • In service provider headends, our Electra™ broadcast encoders provide top video quality and bitrate efficiency, while our ProStream® stream processors deliver multiplexing, scrambling and advanced processing for secure, efficient content distribution.
  • For adaptive streaming and multiscreen delivery services, our real-time and file-based transcoders allow seamless conversion of all major formats for web, mobile and more.
  • Our cable edge and access solutions, including the market-leading NSG™ 9000 edgeQAM platform and SUPRALink® 1550 nm transmission system, enable popular services such as VOD and allow operators to expand their service offerings over existing networks.

Industry Recognition

Harmonic holds over 50 technology patents in the United States and other countries, and has won numerous industry awards. Recent honors include:

  • 2011 Broadband Technology Report 4.5 Diamond Rating — ProMedia™ multiscreen production and delivery suite
  • 2011 Broadband Technology Report, 4 Diamond Rating — NSG 9000-40G HectoQAM®
  • 2011 TelcoTV Vision Award, Innovation in Content Management — Media Application Server asset management platform with ProXplore™ media and workflow management application
  • 2011 TV Technology Europe STAR Award — Electra 9000 universal broadcast and multiscreen encoder
  • 2011 SCTE Awards for Technical Innovation, Technological Product of the Year and Best Digital Processing Solution — NSG 9000-40G HectoQAM
  • 2011 TV Technology STAR Award — Omneon Spectrum MediaPort 7000 I/O module
  • 2011 Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award, Newsroom Technology Winner — Omneon server deployment at CNN; New Studio or RF Technology, Station Runner Up — Harmonic deployment at LDS Conference Center
  • 2010 IPTV Excellence Award — ProStream 4000
  • 2010 TMC Cable Spotlight Product of the Year — NSG 9000-40G HectoQAM
  • 2010 Broadband Gear Report 4.5 Diamond Rating — ProStream 1000 stream processor with ACE® transcoder; Electra 8000 universal SD/HD encoder with 3D capability
  • 2010 Broadband Gear Report 4 Diamond Rating — PWRBlazer™ HLN 3142E 4x4 segmentable node
  • 2010 Leading Lights Best New Cable Product Award — NSG 9000-40G HectoQAM
  • 2010 Cable & Satellite International Product of the Year, Best Satellite Contribution/Distribution/Transmission Solution — DMS™ video distribution management system
  • 2009 Cable & Satellite International Product of the Year, Best Digital Video Processing Technology, Best HDTV Technology or Product — Electra 8000 universal SD/HD encoder
  • 2009 Broadband Gear Report, Perfect 5 Diamond Rating — MediaPrism™ Convergence Suite with ProStream 4000
  • 2009 Broadband Gear Report 4 Diamond Rating — ProView™ 7000 integrated receiver and stream processing platform
  • 2009 Internet Telephony IPTV Excellence Awards — Direct-2-Edge IPTV solution and ProMedia™ Carbon file-based transcoder

Global Services and Support

The Global Service and Support organization brings extensive system integration, technical support and program management experience to Harmonic customers. With a range of professional services, customer training and support plans, Global Service and Support helps customers optimize their system infrastructures and more rapidly deploy new solutions.

Customers Around the Globe

Harmonic’s customers, including many of the world’s largest media and communications companies, deliver services in virtually every country. A partial list includes:

Cable

  • Comcast
  • Cox Communications
  • Kabel BW
  • ONO
  • Shaw
  • Telenet
  • Time Warner Cable
  • UPC
  • Virgin Media

Satellite

  • Bell ExpressVU
  • Canal Sat
  • DirecTV
  • Dish Network
  • Sky
  • Sky PerfecTV!
  • Telenor
  • Yes

Broadcast & Internet

  • Amazon Unbox
  • BT
  • CBS
  • E!
  • ESPN
  • MSN
  • MTV
  • Sundance Digital
  • The Platform
  • The Weather Channel
  • Yahoo!

Telco

Harmonic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) is headquartered in San Jose, California, with over 1,100 employees in locations around the globe. Annual revenue for 2010 was $423 million, up from $319 million in 2009.

  • Aliant
  • Canal+
  • Chungwa Telecom
  • PCCW
  • SingTel
  • SK Broadband
  • SureWest
  • T Online Germany
  • Telefonica
  • Tiscali

Harmonic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) is headquartered in San Jose, California, with over 1,100 employees in locations around the globe. Annual revenue for 2010 was $423 million, up from $319 million in 2009.