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Zhone Technologies and its partners Tut Systems and Amino Communications, will be unveiling high quality HDTV broadcast using MPEG-4 Advanced Video Codec (AVC) over xDSL as part of a working IPTV demonstration at IBC.

Zhone will feature its MALC Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) access system for delivering enhanced IP services, including IPTV. Both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standard definition and high definition video services will be demonstrated using ADSL2+, VDSL2 and Active Ethernet from a single MALC platform. High speed data and VoIP services will also be included as part of a triple play solution. Zhone will also show its high performance CPE products including ADSL2+ and VDSL2 routers and an Active Ethernet ONT to terminate services at the subscriber.

“The Telco industry has long awaited a practical implementation of HDTV over DSL using MPEG-4 compression”, commented Steve Klein, Director Video Solutions for Zhone Technologies. “Zhone is delighted to be among the first to publicly show a fully functional and working demonstration at IBC. The availability of MPEG-4 AVC compression of HDTV over IP alters the playing field in favor of telephone carriers who can now position IPTV over DSL against cable and satellite operators, who have used HDTV as a competitive weapon.”

Tut Systems will showcase its Astria® content processor (CP) with its new MPEG-4 AVC HD transcoding solution, along with standard definition MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC compression technology. Astria is a carrier class digital headend system favored and used by telco’s worldwide, with more than 160 Tut-powered IPTV systems deployed today.

Amino Communications will provide its new single chip AmiNET 130 IPTV set-top box that supports MPEG-2/MPEG-4 and HD/SD. Other Amino IP set-top models will also be used as part of the demo.

Other Zhone partners participating in the demo include Minerva Networks, whose middleware will be used to demonstrate IPG, VOD, PVR, Mosaic PIP and Caller ID/TV functionality. Kasenna will provide the VOD system integrated with Minerva demonstrating both standard definition and high definition streaming video.

Visit Zhone at Stand 4.256 to receive a personal demonstration of triple play and BLC capabilities. Zhone will also have on display its’ full line of products including GigaMux WDM optical transport and IPD DSLAM’s.
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