Horizon Chillicothe Telephone Selects TANDBERG Television to Expand IPTV Channel Offering.Communications Provider Leverages Power and Flexibility of TANDBERG iPlex Video Head-End to Introduce New High Definition and Standard Definition Channels to Programming Line-up ATLANTA -- TANDBERG Television  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (TAT.OL) announced today that Horizon Chillicothe Telephone, an Ohio communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , has selected the TANDBERG iPlex[TM] video head-end for a major expansion of the channel line-up for its pioneering TV over VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line ATM network. Leveraging the high-density encoding, turnaround and transrating (bit rate reduction) capabilities of the TANDBERG iPlex video head-end, Horizon will expand its integrated voice, Internet and digital television service by adding more than 45 new video channels, in both high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD), for delivery to its video subscribers in Ohio. The new TANDBERG Television solution will enable Horizon to add new high definition channels including The Outdoor Channel, Food Network, Starz, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and National Geographic and standard definition channels via the video turnaround and transrating capabilities of the iPlex platform. Horizon will also replace the video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. on more than 20 existing 130 SD channels from its legacy provider with MPEG-2 encoding and transrating from TANDBERG Television. The TANDBERG iPlex[TM] video head-end is a 1RU (rack unit A unit of measurement of the height of a rack-mounted device. One rack unit, or RU, is 1.75". See rack mounted. ) compact solution designed specifically for regional distribution, headend expansion and smaller-scale IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. deployments. It provides a cost-effective video turnaround solution for telcos looking to deliver high definition programming from primary sources or aggregators for re-broadcast over IP or ATM networks without the need for decoding and re-encoding. "TANDBERG Television's compact, multi-function head-end system supports our existing platform and provides us with the flexibility and scalability to cost-effectively expand our service offering," said Ed McKell, vice president of business development for Horizon Chillicothe Telephone. "We have invested in an advanced VDSL network to ensure that we can deliver high-quality multi-channel, television service and add other exciting services like HD programming for our subscribers to enhance their television-viewing experience." "Horizon Chillicothe Telephone was an early pioneer of telco TV in the United States, and we are honored to be selected by such an innovative company to supply the next generation of IPTV video headend technology, including HD, for delivering more advanced services to its subscribers," said Jim Olson, Executive Vice President, TANDBERG Television, Inc. About the iPlex Video Head-end The TANDBERG iPlex[TM] ultra-compact video head-end in a 1 RU form factor provides the highest-density, integrated head-end available today, supporting up to eight SD or HD MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC encoders in a single chassis. It enables a new level of converged services over any last mile (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , FTTH (Fiber To The Home) See FTTP. , and CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. ). The iPlex system provides high quality video encoding and MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 transcoding, video multiplexing and demultiplexing, routing, video rate-shaping, stream replication, and ATM to IP conversion. About TANDBERG Television Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand or interactive television, TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL) delivers the technology and expertise that is moving digital video forward. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit www.tandbergtv.com. About Horizon Chillicothe Telephone, a division of Horizon Telcom, has more than 35,000 access lines in the Chillicothe, Ohio area. Horizon's corporate offices are located at 68 East Main Street in Chillicothe and provide a wide range of custom services throughout the Ross County area. Services include basic telephone service, long distance, Horizon View digital cable TV, high-speed and dial-up Internet access See dial-up. and software development. For more information about Horizon Telcom, visit the Horizon website at www.horizontel.com. |
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