Harmonic leads the industry in edgeQAM deployments, currently powering millions of VOD streams worldwide and enabling such architectures as switched digital video and 3:1 HD statistical multiplexing.
The pioneering NSG 9000 Universal EdgeQAM continues to represent the latest in edgeQAM innovation. The groundbreaking new NSG 9000 HectoQAM supports up to 648 QAMs per 2-RU chassis, a world first in density. The NSG 9000 concurrently supports a variety of applications including Video on Demand (VOD), Switched Digital Video (SDV), Broadcast, Modular Cable Modem Termination System™ (M-CTMS) and Direct to Edge (D2E).
Direct-2-Edge, Harmonic’s Cable IPTV solution, allows operators to leverage their existing infrastructure to deliver IPTV services. Using an innovative architecture that bypasses the CMTS system, D2E offers an estimated 70% cost savings over routing traffic through the CMTS.