Nimbra 340-HD enables uncompressed live high definition sports and events broadcasts plus studio production and contribution
STOCKHOLM, September 8, 2005 – Net Insight (SX: NET I B), a leading provider of video, voice and data networking equipment, today announced the Nimbra 340-HD (High Definition) switched multi-service access solution for live broadcasts plus studio production and contribution. Housed in a slim 2 RU device, it is the first uncompressed transport solution that can be deployed in any network topology supporting both the U.S. and European versions of HD-SDI.
Nimbra 340-HD allows broadcasters to distribute uncompressed HD in a wide range of content services, from Live-HD broadcasting of sports and stadium events to pre-taped studio production and contribution. It handles bandwidths for these applications with unsurpassed flexibility by allocating with strict quality-of-service, independent of the network load. This results in much higher utilization of the infrastructure without loss of QoS.
Unlike other products that can only do HD-SDI point-to-point, Nimbra 340-HD supports point to multi-point distribution of video, data and voice in a flexible, topology independent manner with guaranteed QoS. Moreover, it combines the cost-effectiveness of fixed Gigabit Ethernet and HD-SDI ports with the flexibility of optional plug-in units for services such as PDH, SDI, or ASI.
Nimbra 340-HD is also interoperable with the larger Nimbra One series of products for central office applications, and supports automated end-to-end provisioning and re-routing resilience against network faults, including extensive fault and performance monitoring and hot swap of interfaces.
“With the accelerating use of HD we now experience a growing demand for a multi-service access switch that can transport uncompressed HD over any network topology,” said Tomas Duffy, CEO of Net Insight. “Now with the launch of the Nimbra 340-HD, Net Insight is filling an important gap in the market.”
For more information, please contact:
Tomas Duffy, CEO, Net Insight AB.
Phone: +46 8 685 04 00, e-mail: tomas.duffy@netinsight.net
About Net Insight
Net Insight develops video, voice and data networking equipment that delivers guaranteed 100% QoS with maximum network utilization and multicast to provide a network that can efficiently and economically deliver advanced video services such as HDTV, Video on Demand and Digital Television combined with Internet and voice traffic. Our Nimbra platform enables our customers to launch new revenue generating TV and video related services for Broadcast TV, CATV, Telco Triple Play and DVB-T with significantly reduced CAPEX and OPEX. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange´s O list and has offices in Sweden and the USA. For more information, visit www.netinsight.net