SRG chooses Harmonic for HD

Swiss broadcaster SRG has chosen Harmonic to provide equipment for its delivery of HDTV services over satellite.

SRG is using Harmonic’s video encoders, stream processing platforms and management tools to deliver HD services over DVB-S.

SRG is using Harmonic’s Electra 8000 encoders to deliver SD and HD in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC as well as statistical multiplexing. Other Harmonic platforms used by SRG include the ProStream 1000 stream processor for bulk scrambling and the NMX Digital Services Manager. Installation was provided by systems integrator and reseller Euromedia Services GmbH.

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