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Harmonic Inc. Description

Harmonic Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells video infrastructure products and system solutions to create, prepare, and deliver broadcast and on-demand video services for televisions, personal computers, tablets and mobile devices in the United States and internationally. The company offers video production platforms and playout solutions, such as video servers used by broadcasters, content owners, and multi-channel network operators to create and play-to-air television channels; video-optimized storage that provides storage capacity and access bandwidth to support media production applications comprising video editing, content transformation, and media library management; and media applications, which provide integrated media management and workflow control over content stored on its systems. It also provides video processing solutions, including broadcast encoders; contribution and distribution encoders; stream processing and statistical multiplexing solutions; content preparation and delivery for multi-screen applications; decoders and descramblers; and management and control software. In addition, the company offers edge products that integrate routing, multiplexing, scrambling, and modulation into a single package; optical transmitters and amplifiers, which operates at various optical wavelengths and serves long-haul and local transport applications in the cable distribution network; optical nodes to support network architectures for bandwidth delivered to a service area; and return path transmitters that support two-way transmission capabilities. Further, it provides technical support and professional services, such as maintenance and support; and consulting, implementation, and integration services. The company sells its products to cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media companies through direct sales force, independent distributors, and integrators. Harmonic Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Sector: Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment
Keywords: Telecommunications Information And Communications Technology Mobile Devices Distribution Network Computer Network Digital Television Network Architecture Video Services Infrastructure Products Media Network Operators Flow Control Control Software Multiplexing Media Applications Broadcast Engineering Media Management On Demand Video Services Video Processing