AOL Time Warner Cincinnati Chooses Artel Video Systems for Video-on-Demand Solution.Business/Technology Editors The Western Show 2001 MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001 Artel's DigiLink product line installed in DVB-ASI DVB-ASI Digital Video Broadcasting - Asynchronous Serial Interface transport network for new AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner subscription video-on-demand service AOL Time Warner has selected Artel's DigiLink digital video transport solution to carry AOL Time Warner's new subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Cincinnati, Ohio. Artel Artel (Russian: арте́ль) is a general term for various cooperative associations in Russia, historical and modern. is providing AOL Time Warner's Cincinnati location with DigiLink systems to carry digital video content using DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing (dense wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. ) to further increase the efficient use of available fiber-optic lines, for their new SVoD service launch. The key advantage of Artel systems is the ability to transport video from centralized video servers out to remote network hub locations using DWDM fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber . This approach reduces the cost of the overall network, requiring less overall disk space to support the same number of video programs and new release movies. Artel's DigiLink system uses DVB-ASI (Digital Video Broadcast Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Serial Interface) transport over fiber-optic links creating a low-cost transport network while establishing a transparent link between centralized video servers and remote locations, requiring no changes to existing hardware or software. "We chose the DigiLink due to its versatility," commented Mike Bertolino of Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. - Cincinnati. "We needed to transport digital video programming as part of our new SVoD service, and also plan to transport non-compressed analog video services elsewhere in our network. DigiLink gives us the flexibility to alternatively use our equipment for Hi Quality 12-bit analog transport when needed. We are happy with the performance of the equipment, found it easy to install, and well designed. Initial expectations of our SVoD service have already been surpassed and additional Artel units have been acquired to support the rapid growth in this service." "DigiLink is ideal for the video-on-demand market. It's designed as a low-cost/high-quality, DWDM solution for video and telecommunications service providers. DigiLink meets the needs of the cable TV market for reliable and cost effective video-on-demand transport," stated Hal Charnley, Artel President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Time Warner's subscription video-on-demand service is an exciting development in the video transport market and Artel is pleased to be supporting it." About Artel Video Systems Artel provides video networking systems to cable TV and telecommunications service providers who need to satisfy the consumer's ever growing appetite for broadband digital entertainment. Artel's products are transforming the world's networking infrastructures by enabling the transmission of broadcast and interactive TV over standards based multi-service networks. Artel is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, with sales and service centers worldwide. Further information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at www.artel.tv. |
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