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PCCW launches HD video service in Hong Kong with Harmonic's H.264 encoders.(IPTV)
China Telecom, April, 2008
Harmonic Inc. announced that PCCW has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom Electra 7000 high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoders to power its HD channel service in Hong Kong. PCCW is a telecommunications service provider offering a full complement of video, voice, data, and mobile services to its customers across Hong Kong, and operates now TV, Hong Kong's largest IPTV service, with over 882,000 subscribers. PCCW also uses Harmonic's standard-definition (SD) encoders to deliver its full lineup of more than 150 broadcast channels, as well as Harmonic's video-on-demand (VoD) servers and software.
In selecting a compression solution, PCCW looked for an encoder that could offer best-in-class HD video quality at bit-rates under 6Mbps in order to reach the vast...
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