BigBand Networks and BarcoNet Announce Agreement to Make Broadband Multimedia-Service Routers Available Worldwide.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2001 Next-Generation Router Has Significant Advantages in Expanding DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. Environments BigBand Networks BigBand Networks (known as BigBand ; NASDAQ: BBND) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. BigBand manufactures and sells digital video and data processing platforms and solutions in areas ranging from digital video to CMTS. , Inc., a leading U.S.-based provider of multimedia routing systems including innovative broadcast grooming capabilities, today announced an agreement with BarcoNet, which will OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and resell BigBand Networks' Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR BMR basal metabolic rate. BMR abbr. basal metabolic rate BMR, n See basal metabolic rate. BMR basal metabolic rate. (TM)) in DVB digital cable network environments worldwide. Belgium-based BarcoNet is an international leader in multimedia distribution solutions for broadband and broadcast applications. Under the agreement, BarcoNet will sell and support BigBand Network's BMR1200(TM) and BMR100(TM) to DVB digital television platform operators over cable, digital terrestrial and satellite networks. The BMR family offers operators an immediate advantage over conventional first-generation headend grooming solutions through an innovative modular architecture that integrates high density MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). remultiplexing, RateShaping(TM), and MPEG switching. This approach results in an extremely cost-effective solution for new headend builds and for expansions to existing digital headends. Besides grooming, the BMR platform offers a multitude of additional features that benefit DVB operators deploying advanced capabilities such as video on-demand and interactive TV services. "As a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for broadcast and other advanced services, BarcoNet is an ideal partner to help BigBand Networks serve the growing international market," said Sam Kershaw, director, European Business Development at BigBand Networks. "The BMR1200 and BMR100 will provide BarcoNet's customers with an ideal solution as they transition to digital video, providing a lower-cost, high density platform to add services as they grow. BMR solutions are as powerful and effective in DVB digital cable systems popular worldwide as they are in the systems operated by our North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. customers." "BigBand Networks offers innovative products designed for emerging needs and standards of digital broadcast," said Peter Avis, director of Product Marketing at BarcoNet. "As an integrated, multifunctional carrier-class system, BigBand Networks' products offer extraordinary value for systems of any size focusing on growing services such as digital broadcast." Products that BarcoNet will be selling include a range of models and configurations. The BMR1200 is a high-density, carrier-class router designed for headends and larger hub facilities, featuring up to eight high-density I/O cards supporting up to 32 DVB-ASI DVB-ASI Digital Video Broadcasting - Asynchronous Serial Interface outputs. The BMR100, with two high-density I/O cards supporting up to 4 DVB-ASI outputs, is the most space efficient model in the BigBand Networks' BMR product line, and is appropriate for most hub facilities or small headends. The BMR100 and BMR1200 can be combined to meet the full range of broadband architectures, and use standard video and data interfaces, such as DVB-ASI and Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. . The two BMR models are controlled and managed by BigBand Networks' client server management software. The BMR easily fits into the operator's network environment and is equipped with a set of standards-based management and monitoring tools with graphical user interfaces graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ). About BigBand Networks BigBand Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and supports Broadband Multimedia-Service Routers (BMR). The BMR is a new class of router built on the company's NativeMedia(TM) technology that uniquely routes and integrates video, audio and data in their native formats and enables service providers to deliver broadcast-quality content and advanced, interactive services to the mass market. The company is funded by Redpoint Ventures, Pilot House Ventures, Cedar Fund and Evergreen Investments Evergreen Investments is the brand name under which Wachovia Corporation conducts its investment management business. Wachovia Global Asset Management is the brand name under which Evergreen Investments conducts sales and distribution business outside of the United States. and is based in Fremont, Calif. www.bigbandnet.com. About BarcoNet BarcoNet is a leading provider of multimedia distribution solutions for broadband and broadcast applications. BarcoNet's core activities include Headends for integrated multimedia services, high-speed fiber optic Backbones, Network Management and Digital TV Distribution solutions. BarcoNet's systems are currently used and appreciated by the world's largest broadband operators, in cable as well as terrestrial, telecom, satellite or wireless applications. The company currently employs more than 700 people, has more than 20 offices around the world and operates an established distribution and services network. Formerly part of Barco, BarcoNet has been listed on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange Brussels Stock Exchange (BSE) Stock exchange that handles the majority of securities transactions in Belgium. as a separate company since Nov. 13, 2000 (ticker: BARN). |
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