Harris Corporation's New Mobile TV Platform Chosen by Albavision for Broadcast Operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica
June 30 2008 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Stations to be First in Latin America to Broadcast Using New Harris
Mobile Solution MIAMI, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has signed an agreement with
Albavision (Angel Gonzalez Group) to implement the recently
introduced Harris full mobile digital TV transmission platform for
broadcast operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica -- Radio
Television Guatemala and REPRETEL in Costa Rica. Albavision will be
the first to roll out the new Harris mobile TV platform in Latin
America, with plans to implement in other properties throughout the
region in later stages. "Radio Television Guatemala and REPRETEL
have existing Harris ATSC transmitter installations and have been
broadcasting in the ATSC standard for more than a year," said Juan
Pablo Alviz, CTO of Albavision. "Therefore, we are very excited to
take the next step and be the first broadcast operation in the
Latin American region to broadcast to mobile devices using the new
Harris mobile TV platform. The new proposed ATSC standard
capability will allow us to integrate our current high-definition
infrastructure and the capacity of mobile television without the
need to incur a major investment. This is possible by making
efficient use of spectrum when combining high-definition content
for residences and lower resolution content for mobile units --
both within the same transmission frequency and infrastructure."
The Harris mobile digital TV transmission platform, which is
expected to be available in November 2008, is based on the new
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) mobile/handheld
solution proposed by LG Electronics, Zenith and Harris Corporation
and recently joined by Samsung. It will enable television
broadcasters to quickly begin the transition to mobile digital
television (DTV). The proposed ATSC mobile/handheld solution is
based primarily upon elements of the Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld
(MPH(TM)) technology -- developed by Harris, LG Electronics and
Zenith -- as well as Samsung's Advanced Vestigial Sideband (A-VSB)
system. The recent agreement among the developers of the MPH and
A-VSB technologies clears the path for electronics manufacturers to
begin designing mobile DTV devices, and for local DTV broadcasters
to proceed with confidence to build out their new mobile DTV
services. "ATSC adoption is increasing within the CALA region, and
Harris is pleased to play a significant role in Albavision's mobile
DTV evolution," said Nahuel Villegas, vice president for the Latin
America and Caribbean (CALA region), Harris Broadcast
Communications. "The proposed solution offers broadcasters such as
Albavision a proven, reliable solution for local, mobile TV
services. Broadcasters can count on Harris to provide complete
mobile DTV transmission solutions that offer new revenue streams
through new multimedia content." Angel Gonzalez, CEO of Albavision
said, "We consider this a natural step in the evolution of free and
open television. Aside from offering excellent content, our
responsibility with advertisers and audiences is also to guarantee
the best quality and signal coverage, regardless of the receiving
equipment. That is our focus in high-definition digital television,
and very soon, with signals in mobile equipment as well. The new
ATSC mobility capability allows us to meet both objectives in an
efficient and cost-effective way." Harris Broadcast Communications
offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable
workflow solutions that span the entire media delivery chain. The
Harris ONE(TM) approach brings together highly integrated and
cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media business
models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and
high-definition services. About Harris Corporation Harris is an
international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual revenue of more than $5 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ .
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Doreen Mendez, Senior
Manager, Marketing Communications, CALA Region, +1-786-437-0045, ,
or Dave Glidden, Vice President, Marketing Operations,
+1-513-459-3639, , both of Harris Broadcast Communications Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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