Chinese broadcaster to efficiently deliver quality digital TV with
equipment for contribution and distribution networks
3 November, 2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, leading developer of efficient and
scalable optical transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast
networks, today announced its Nimbra media transport platform has
been selected by Chongqing Television (CQTV), broadcasting group
based in central China, to deploy a Digital Terrestrial TV network.
Net Insight's Nimbra platform will provide efficient transport of
compressed video, fast Ethernet, uncompressed audio (AES-EBU) and
Gigabit Ethernet data services for CQTV to distribute digital
television services within the city of Chongqing. The new network
includes a combination of Net Insight's Nimbra 360 and Nimbra One
switches, Nimbra Vision Network Management system and a powerful
multicast engine for efficient TV distribution, which will be carried
over STM-1 microwave links.
The Nimbra platform has several unique features for Digital
Terrestrial TV and Mobile TV networks such as Time Transfer for
GPS-free time synchronization. In addition, Nimbra offers a flexible
and cost-effective solution for delivering advanced multimedia
services in media networks. TV operators deploying Digital
Terrestrial TV based on the Nimbra platform not only get a DTT
network but a multi-service transport infrastructure that opens up
for new business opportunities."With the capabilities that digital video brings to the broadcast
industry, CQTV will have a great opportunity to provide a variety of
media services to its customers by building a next-generation media
network," said Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO for Net Insight. " Over all,
Digital TV is on the rise in China, the world's largest TV market
that presents significant growth opportunities in the DTT and Mobile
TV markets for us".
With this first order, CQTV will start building its network for both
TV contribution and distribution in Q4 2008 and continue the roll out
in phases through 2009. Net Insight received the order in cooperation
with its partner New Digital Technologies (NDT) Group, a renowned
distributor and system solutions provider in the broadcast and
telecommunication industries in China.
For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight AB, +46 8 685 04 69,
fredrik.tragardh@netinsight.net
About Net Insight
Net Insight delivers the world's most efficient and scaleable optical
transport solution for Broadcast and Media, Digital Terrestrial TV,
Mobile TV and IPTV/CATV networks.
Net Insight products truly deliver 100 percent Quality of Service
with three times improvement in utilization of bandwidth for
a converged transport infrastructure. Net Insight's Nimbra(TM)
platform is the industry solution for video, voice and data, reducing
operational costs by 50 percent and enhancing competitiveness in
delivery of existing and new media services.
World class customers run mission critical video services over Net
Insight products for more than 100 million people in more than 25
countries. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For
more information, visit www.netinsight.net
About NDT
NDT group is a renowned distributor and system solution provider in
the broadcast, telecommunication and other professional media
industries in China. Our area of services ranging from design, system
integration, product distribution and consultancy. Major customers in
China are TV stations, network companies and etc. NDT provide
applications on program source, production, master-control and
transmission areas. We provide end-to-end solution from signal source
to digital content distribution. There is around 100 staffs with
offices and subsidiaries in many cities in China. The NDT group
headquarter in Hong Kong. The operation centre is located in Beijing.
NDT received many awards includes the SARFT for Technology Innovation
Award, Nationwide Top 50 Enterprises in Satellite Communication
Industry, Quality Service Enterprises in China, Excellence System
Integrating Enterprises Award, and etc.
