TV Globo Powers Brazilian Digital TV Network with Net Insight's
Nimbra Platform
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient andscalable optical transport solutions for media, IP and broadcastnetworks, has delivered initial Nimbra equipment to a point-to-pointlink for TV Globo, one of the largest broadcasters and mediaoperators in South America.Net Insight's Nimbra 360, designed for the transmission of digitalvideo, offers a flexible and cost-effective solution for deliveringadvanced multimedia services in broadcast and media networks. TheNimbra 360 platform provides TV Globo with efficient transport ofcompressed video, fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet data servicesand serves as a powerful multiservice solution for the company toefficiently stream digital television services. Net Insight's uniqueTime Transfer capability allows for highly accurate distribution ofreal time synchronization codes over the same network that carriesvideo signals. This eliminates the need for costly, and potentiallyvulnerable, GPS receivers in the network or for special broadcaststudio to transmitter links."Net Insight has been selected in our project as they are the onlycompany we have found that can meet our needs for time stamping,Ethernet data, microwave link E3 capacity and ISDB-T systemrequirements all in one solution," said Liliana Nakonechnyj of TVGlobo. "The Nimbra is a versatile network switch on the market andNet Insight is a trusted partner for us as we continue to evolve theSouth American television industry."TV operators deploying the Nimbra 360 gain a multi-service transportinfrastructure that opens up new business opportunities. Adding ahigher-speed backbone and plug-in modules for uncompressed video andaudio services turns the network into a very powerful mediacontribution platform. The same platform can also be used for mobileTV whether distributed over IP or ASI MPEG. With four built-inmultirate SONET/SDH SFP ports and one Gigabit Ethernet port, theproduct is ready to go for demanding applications already in itsbasic configuration. In addition, up to 16 DVB-ASI ports or othercombinations of multiservice access and trunk interfaces areavailable using the two slots for plug-in modules."South America is a growth market and we believe that our first stepwith TV Globo will lead to further business in the region," saidFredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight.For further information, please contact:Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight AB, +46 8 685 04 69,fredrik.tragardh(at)netinsight.netAbout Net Insight Net Insight delivers the world's most efficient and scalableoptical transport solution for Broadcast and Media, DigitalTerrestrial TV, Mobile TV and IPTV/CATV networks. Net Insight products truly deliver 100 percent Quality ofService with three times improvement in utilization of bandwidth fora converged transport infrastructure. Net Insight's Nimbra(TM)platform is the industry solution for video, voice and data, reducingoperational costs by 50 percent and enhancing competitiveness indelivery of existing and new media services. World class customers run mission critical video services overNet Insight products for more than 100 million people in more than 35countries. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Formore information, visit www.netinsight.net.About TV GloboTV Globo is a Brazilian television network, owned by mediaconglomerate Organizações Globo. Presently, the network covers 98,53%of Brazil's territory, reaching 5.482 municipalities and 99,47% ofthe population. Almost 90% of the network's programming is producedin-house, which makes TV Globo the country's largest job provider forartists, authors, journalists, producers and technicians. Theseprofessionals produce close to 2.500 annual hours of telenovelas andprograms, a world record in teledramaturgy, as well as over 1.800hours of tele-journalism. Globo is headquartered in the JardimBotânico neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. For more information, visitwww.redeglobo.globo.com.http://hugin.info/130084/R/1337180/318560.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 26.08.2009 - 10:29 Uhr
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