REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- BigBand Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network platforms for video, voice and data services, today announced its offerings of AVC (advanced video coding) solutions for IPTV services. Content of any format can be converted to bandwidth-efficient AVC standards for network delivery to IP devices. The company’s advanced functionality for these protocols spans local advertising, high-security conditional access, and enhanced reliability through automated redundant sourcing. The BigBand BMR® (Broadband Multimedia-Service Router) and other platforms implement AVC solutions as software upgrades.

“Telecommunications and cable operators are working with BigBand Networks to realize visions of leveraging AVC for IPTV services at the highest video quality, greatest bandwidth efficiency and richest service functionality,” said Ran Oz, CTO of BigBand Networks. “The intelligence of the BigBand platforms openly extends our established video-aware networking approaches to AVC content.”

High quality video carriage can be accomplished at approximately half of the bandwidth required for MPEG-2 digital video by utilizing AVC. These IP-based algorithms can also expand the flexibility of content for programmable functionality and availability to TV, PC and other devices. AVC content is deliverable over multiple access networks such as fiber, DSL and cable networks including DOCSIS delivery, which can be performed by the BigBand Cuda® CMTS (cable modem termination system).

Advanced functionality available by BigBand Networks’ AVC solutions includes:

BigBand Networks’ AVC introduction extends a pioneering record of leveraging IP technologies for enhancement of networked video services. The company is a leader in Gigabit Ethernet deployments for transport of high-quality video between facilities over any distance. The BigBand Cuda enables high-speed access to real-time services by multiple devices including PCs and IP set-top boxes. BigBand BMR deployments include hybrid headend facilities that provide programming to combinations of fiber, DSL and cable access networks. BigBand Networks’ AVC solutions are the company’s latest advance in its leadership of bringing together high-speed communications and rich multimedia technologies.

BigBand Networks Inc.