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SAN JOSE, CA and LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - April 15, 2008) - Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today
announced that SES AMERICOM is using Cisco® Moving Picture Experts Group
(MPEG) Advanced Video Coding (AVC) high-definition (HD) encoders to launch
40 additional HD channels on its IP-PRIME® Internet Protocol television
(IPTV) service. IP-PRIME is an end-to-end, turnkey entertainment
distribution service that enables rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) in
North America to offer a full and diverse menu of hundreds of SD and HD
television channels to their subscribers.
The Cisco MPEG AVC HD encoders (Model D9054) are being added to the 300
Cisco SD and HD encoders already in service at IP-PRIME's Broadcast Center
in Vernon Valley, New Jersey. Cisco's MPEG AVC encoding provides bandwidth
maximization technology to support advanced services, and accelerate the
ability to launch new or expanded customer-driven services, such as HD and
Video on Demand (VoD).
"It's clear that consumers are almost insatiable when it comes to HD; once
they've seen IP-PRIME's HD channels, they want and expect more, so we are
doubling our HD program offerings making our RLEC customers even more
competitive in their communities," said Robert Phelan, senior vice
president of product development, IP-PRIME. "Increasing Cisco's MPEG-4 AVC
encoding equipment reinforces our commitment and recognition of their video
expertise at a time when viewers' demand for high quality television is
also ramping up, a demand being met by IP-PRIME."
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