hanarotelecom deploys Procera’s network traffic and application management solution

November 16, 2007 – Procera Networks, a US developer of telco-class network traffic and service management of infrastructure equipment, and iTEC Technologies, a Korean integrator of broadband communications solutions, have announced that Korean telco hanarotelecom has deployed Procera’s PacketLogic solution to manage network bandwidth for the telco’s “hanaTV” IP video service.

Procera and iTEC have also reportedly provided hanaTV with customised capabilities to streamline reporting and management across its large network.

“In our marketplace, we compete with the national incumbent service provider as well as cable operators and others, and the quality of our service is one of our key differentiators,” said Yoon Gwan Kim, Head of the quality assurance team for hanaTV.  “Through PacketLogic, we are able to monitor network speed data in real-time, across hundreds of thousands of active customers, and intervene if needed to maintain the highest-quality service for our users.  The highly accurate statistics provided by the system also allow us to identify usage trends and patterns, and adapt our content offerings to meet the subscribers’ interests – which gives us the competitive edge.”

hanaTV was launched in mid-2006 and has now gained more than 650,000 subscribers.