Harris Corporation Announces Availability of Complete ATSC Mobile DTV Technology Platform for Broadcasters within 60 Days
January 08 2009 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Mobile DTV Platform Brings Together Suite of Products to Support
Over-The-Air Transmission to Compatible Mobile Devices LAS VEGAS,
Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
announced that its ATSC Mobile DTV technology platform for
broadcasters and consumer electronics manufacturers is expected to
be available within the next 60 days. The technology enables the
first significant new over-the-air broadcast medium in decades,
delivering a mix of broadcast-quality video and data services to a
variety of consumer mobile devices. In cooperation with the Open
Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), Harris is presenting a series of
live ATSC Mobile DTV demonstrations this week at the 2009
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ATSC
Mobile DTV was recently elevated to ATSC Candidate Standard status,
an official recognition that paves the way for consumer electronics
manufacturers to begin developing receiving devices. Approximately
95 percent of the technical capabilities of the ATSC Candidate
Standard are being demonstrated at CES this year, and Harris has
indicated that 100 percent of the technology required for Mobile
DTV transmission will be deliverable to broadcasters within 60
days. The complete Harris ATSC Mobile DTV platform provides the
broadcast equipment that ATSC broadcasters need to immediately
begin transmission of ATSC Mobile DTV services once the standard is
approved. The complete Harris(R) ATSC Mobile DTV platform includes
the software-definable Harris Apex M2X(TM) exciter and the Harris
NetVX(TM) networking platform, which features a mobile video
encoder, multiplexer and encapsulator. Harris is also working with
Roundbox and Triveni Digital to integrate Electronic Program Guide
services for program stream and data information into its ATSC
Mobile DTV platform. Harris has been fully engaged in the
development of Mobile TV technology for more than two years.
"Mobile DTV is a significant new broadcast technology that
leverages one of the industry's oldest and greatest assets --
wireless over-the-air communications," said Howard L. Lance,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Harris
Corporation. "The medium gives local broadcasters a new opportunity
to connect with an increasingly mobile audience at the airport,
beach, in a car, bus or train with local full-motion digital video
of news, sports, weather, traffic and entertainment. New revenue
models for broadcasters potentially include advertising from new,
unique Mobile DTV channels, and the transmission of advertising and
news programming to public transit vehicles and non-moving digital
signage displays." The Harris ATSC Mobile DTV technology
demonstration is being performed in conjunction with several
business partners this week at the LG Electronics booth (Central
Hall, Booth #8214). Sinclair Broadcasting stations KVCW-DT and
KVMY-DT are supporting the over-the-air transmissions to ATSC
Mobile DTV-capable receivers both within the Las Vegas Convention
Center and around the Las Vegas television broadcast market. Harris
Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that
provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire media
delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) solution 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 $5.4 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: David Cohen, Director,
Marketing Communications of Harris Broadcast Communications,
+1-610-327-6483, ; or Robin Hoffman of Pipeline Communications,
+1-973-746-6970, Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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