TANDBERG Television Unveiled Next Generation Encoders at IBC 2006

IBC, Amsterdam, September 8, 2006 – TANDBERG Television has unveiled its next-generation high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) MPEG-4 AVC encoding solutions at IBC this year.

According to TANDBERG Television, the move continues its market leading momentum in the MPEG-4 AVC arena and brings a change in digital video distribution by combining the broadest choice of density and enhanced features with high picture quality versus performance through bandwidth improvements of up to 50% over currently deployed MPEG-4 AVC units.

TANDBERG Television’s compression platform is being launched simultaneously across its encoding family with the introduction of the new EN8030 MPEG-4 AVC SD and EN8090 MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD ultracompression broadcast encoders, alongside the introduction of new MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD ultracompression encoding modules for the Plex range of high density, multi-channel encoders. The new encoders claim to enable HDTV services to be delivered at data rates below 6Mbits/s, with similar improvements to SD services.

“Based on four years of first-to-market advanced compression experience and over 4,000 MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD encoders commercially deployed, we know that broadcasters and operators need a unique combination of industry leading performance, reliability and choice. With the launch of this new encoding generation, we are continuing our market lead in providing customers with the performance and product features they need on which to confidently build their digital video businesses,” stated Eric Cooney, President and CEO of TANDBERG Television.