Net Insight Receives an Order From European Broadcasting Union.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2004 The European Broadcasting Union “EBU” redirects here. For other uses, see EBU (disambiguation). The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; French: L'Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision ("UER") (EBU EBU European Broadcasting Union EBU English Bridge Union EBU Enterprise Backup Utility (Oracle 7) EBU European Boxing Union EBU European Board of Urology EBU Electronic Business Unit EBU Equivalent Billing Unit EBU Engine Build Unit ), one of the world's major providers of international transmission services of live sports and news events, has signed a Master Purchase Agreement and ordered network switching and customer equipment from Net Insight (SX: NETI NETI Network Information Table NETI Network Table Inquiry (Sprint) B). Eurovision, the operational service of EBU, will use Net Insight's Nimbra(TM) platform for its new international fiber TV and data network. The Eurovision network The Eurovision Network (founded 1954 in Geneva) is an institution, which is part of the European Broadcasting Union. It was established with the intention of exchanging TV and radio programmes and TV news footage (via the daily Eurovision news exchange - EVN). will, during second quarter of 2004, complement Eurovision's existing satellite network to offer TV transport services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. as well as LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity to EBU members and other media customers. The network will carry real time critical traffic, including breaking news and sporting events. "The agreement with Eurovision is the ultimate acknowledgement of our solution within the professional media industry," says Tomas Duffy, 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. at Net Insight. "There are few other companies that have the same high demands when it comes to reliability and QoS for transporting high quality video traffic." With its new network, Eurovision will provide connectivity for TV traffic between the largest media cities in Europe, with trans-Atlantic connections into the USA. The first phase of the network roll-out includes seven cities in Europe and two in the USA, with the objective to connect around twenty cities in later phases. "This new development will bring Eurovision quality to digital video through fiber contributions and complement perfectly the existing Eurovision satellite network," said Stefan Kurten, Director of Eurovision Operations. The network implementation has begun with the objective to launch a full commercial service in April 2004. About Net Insight Net Insight develops video and data networking equipment that combines 100% QoS with maximum network utilization and multicast to provide a network with superior efficiency. Our customers benefit from significantly reduced CAPEX and OPEX See CAPEX. , and the ability to launch new revenue generating TV and video related services. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O list and has offices in Sweden and the USA. For more information, visit www.netinsight.net. About Eurovision The EBU has 71 active Members in 52 countries (Europe, North Africa and the Middle East) and 46 associate Members in 29 other countries further afield. Its operational services are open to Members and non-Members alike. Its Eurovision network offers permanent coverage of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific as well as ad-hoc coverage of the African continent and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit www.ebu.ch and www.eurovision.net. |
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