German operator to deploy BigBand Networks’ BMR

BigBand Networks has announced that ish, the second largest German cable operator, has deployed BigBand Grooming on the BMR (Broadband Multimedia-Service Router) for offering its digital television product in areas where this so far had not been possible.
The platform will be used for programming ish’s digital TV product for these additional service areas. By routing and processing the content, the BMR platforms provide the operator with control over channel line-ups, video quality and bandwidth efficiency. Redundant configuration of platforms assures provision of service to subscribers.
“The BigBand BMR has the open interoperability, scalability, reliability and cost effectiveness vital to fulfilling our commitment to our customers to provide them with our digital product,” said Günther Stein, chief technology officer for ish. “With BigBand Networks’ flexible platform approach, we can expand our programming easily, rapidly, and broadly.”
The ish deployment expands BigBand Networks’ presence in the German market for the delivery of video services.
In 2003, Kabel Baden-Württemberg, the country’s third largest cable operator, engaged BigBand Networks to design and deploy an end-to-end infrastructure solution for video services based on the BMR, including Gigabit Ethernet connectivity over long distances based on BigBand Transport Gateway application.
BigBand is a leading provider of broadband multimedia platform solutions for broadcast television and on-demand services.
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