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Redefining Video Delivery: Enabling Next Generation Broadcast and On-Demand Services

A revolution is underway as viewers increasingly seek a more personalized and dynamic video experience delivered anytime on a variety of devices. A leading provider of video delivery solutions to cable, satellite, telco, terrestrial and wireless operators around the world, Harmonic is enabling the video business models of the future. Harmonic has long been a pioneer and continues to set the pace in the industry, bringing to market IP-centric video compression, stream processing, edge, broadband access, and asset and network management software solutions that offer unmatched picture quality and a new, compelling viewing experience. These versatile, scalable and high performance systems enable providers of all sizes to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand video services.

Harmonic possesses a longstanding track record of excellence and passion for innovation, developing a range of award-winning, industry-leading products. Harmonic's President and CEO, Dr. Patrick Harshman, is focused on business growth and driving Harmonic forward with successful and ground-breaking multi-service (multi-format, multi-channel, multi-device) solutions that enable operators to increase revenues, lower operational expenditures and expand service reach.

As part of this strategy, Harmonic announced the acquisition of Entone Technologies' software business in August 2006, further strengthening Harmonic's leadership in the transition to an all-on-demand world.

Market-leading acquisition, headend and access network solutions from Harmonic have been deployed by operators around the world, including the DiviCom® encoders which are used by more top-tier IPTV service providers than any other brand1. In 2006, Harmonic won several awards, including "Best Content Solution"2 for the ProStream™ 1000 with Mentor™ re-encoding technology, "Best Interactive TV Technology"3 for the ProStream 8000 digital mosaic solution and "Best Wireless Broadband Product"4 for the FLXLink™ T1/E1 commercial services solution.

Using our versatile and scalable multi-service systems, operators can deliver a compelling range of value-added services including:

  • Standard and high definition broadcast TV
  • On-demand services including video-on-demand (VOD), personal video recorders (PVR), network PVR and remote storage PVR
  • Time-shifted TV
  • Advanced program navigation, viewing and recording with multi-channel mosaics and picture-in-picture
  • Switched digital broadcast
  • Targeted ad insertion
  • Network segmentation and extension
  • Cell tower backhaul
  • Mobile video
  • DOCSIS modular CMTS (M-CMTS)

Harmonic possesses over a decade of leadership in digital video and broadband networking, with:

  • The world's first and currently only end-to-end video delivery solution for nPVR, VOD and targeted ad insertion
  • The world's first multi-functional stream processing platform (ProStream 1000 - performs multiplexing, scrambling, bulk descrambling, re-encoding and SFN over IP)
  • The world's first multi-channel, multi-service HD H.264 encoder (DiviCom Electra™ 7000)
  • The world's first multi-service encoder (Electra 5000)
  • The world's first IP-based statistical multiplexing solution (DiviTrackIP™)
  • The world's first live service based on MPEG-4 AVC (Video Networks Ltd. in the UK)
  • The world's first multi-codec platform (MV 100)
  • The world's first and market-leading edgeQAM device (Narrowcast Services Gateway™)
  • The world's first compression systems with LookAhead video processing, closed-loop statistical multiplexing, MCTF and SCTE 35 compliant DPI
  • The world's first 1-RU real-time HD and SD encoders
  • The world's first HFC digital return path transmitter/receiver deployment
  • The world's first scalable node (PWRBlazer™)
  • The world's first externally modulated 1310 nm transmitter for HFC

Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLIT) is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with R&D, sales and system integration centers worldwide. Our customers, including many of the world’s largest communications providers, deliver services in virtually every country.

Global Service and Support

The Global Service and Support organization brings extensive digital video technology, transmission system, end-to-end system integration, field support, and program management expertise to Harmonic’s customers. With its expertise honed through working on a multitude of innovative customer applications, Global Service and Support assists customers so they can more rapidly and effectively deploy new solutions.

Harmonic Customers Around the Globe

A partial list of Harmonic customers includes: Aliant (Canada), APT Satellite (China), Astra Platform Services (Germany), Austar (Australia), Bell ExpressVu (Canada), Boom TV (Romania), Cablemas (Mexico), Cablevision (US), CanalSatellite (France), Capitol Broadcasting Company (US), C&M (Korea), CBSat (China), Charter Communications (US), Comcast (US), Cox Communications (US), DIRECTV (US), EchoStar (US), EUTELSAT (France), Guangdong Cable TV & Broadcasting (China), HanseNet (Germany), Hearst-Argyle (US), Hefei CATV (China), Hong Kong Cable Television (China), InfoSat (South Africa), Jazztel (Spain), Magyar Telekom (Hungary), Media Overseas (France), Multicanal (Argentina), National Cable Networks (Russia), Nordic Satellite AB (Sweden), NORTV (Brazil), Nozema (The Netherlands), NTL/Telewest (U.K.), Orbit Satellite (Italy), Paxson Communications Corporation (US), Plala Networks (an NTT Company - Japan), RCN (US), Sasktel (Canada), SELECTV (Australia), Shenzhen Broadcasting & CATV (China), Sichuan Broadcasting (China), Sinclair Broadcast Group (US), Sky Cable (Philippines), SkyLife (Korea), SKY Perfect Communications (Japan), SOFTBANK/Yahoo! BB (Japan), T-Com/Deutsche Telekom (Germany), T-Online (France), Telefonica (Spain), Telstra/Saturn (New Zealand), Telenor (Norway), Telewest (U.K.), Tianjin CATV (China), Video Networks Limited (UK).

Management Team

  • Patrick Harshman: President and CEO
  • Matthew Aden: Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Service
  • Nimrod Ben-Natan: Vice President, Product Marketing, Solutions and Strategy
  • Charles Bonasera: Vice President, Operations
  • Robin Dickson: Chief Financial Officer
  • Neven Haltmayer: Vice President, Research and Development
  • Anne Lynch: Vice President, Human Resources
  • David Price: Vice President, Business Development and Marketing Communications
  • David Trescot: Vice President, Rhozet Business Unit

1MRG Inc, "IPTV Market Leader report," March 2006
2IEC InfoVision Award 2006, Broadband World Forum, Europe
3Cable and Satellite International 2006, Product of the Year Award
4IEC InfoVision Award 2006, Broadband World Forum,Asia

© 2006 Harmonic Inc. All rights reserved. Harmonic, the Harmonic logo, DiviCom, DiviTrackIP, Electra, FLXLink, Mentor, Narrowcast Services Gateway, ProStream and PWRBlazer are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Harmonic Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

October 2006