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SkyLife Enhances HD
Services With
TANDBERG Television
MPEG-4 AVC
TANDBERG
Television,
announced that it is
upgrading the
satellite head-end
system of Korea
Digital Satellite
Broadcasting Co.
Ltd., more
universally
recognized under its
‘SkyLife’
brand name. The
enhanced MPEG-4 AVC
system will allow
SkyLife to expand
its high definition
(HD) TV services. As
Korea’s
only satellite
broadcast operator,
SkyLife is at the
forefront of the
country’s
television landscape
and is aiming to
offer more channels
and continue its
improvement of
advanced services to
its subscribers.
Following a review
of its existing
video head-end
system, SkyLife
selected TANDBERG
Television’s
advanced solutions
because they meet
the operator’s
needs today, and
provide a flexible
platform for the
future.
“As Korea’s
only satellite
broadcaster, we
continually seek to
provide enhanced,
next-generation
services to our
subscribers.
Increasing the
number of HD
channels enables us
to improve our
offering and provide
an even greater
consumer experience,”
said Sung Yong Woo,
CTO, SkyLife.
“We are
pleased to have
furthered our
relationship with
TANDBERG Television
in order to achieve
this goal. The
company’s
vast industry
experience and
expertise has
enabled us to
seamlessly upgrade
our head-end system
to roll out more
advanced services
across our network.”
SkyLife’s
full commercial
broadcast service
was launched in 2002
and since then has
acquired 2.25
million subscribers.
It offers over 150
specialized channels
including movies,
education,
children's
programming, sports,
news and music.
Since its launch, it
has introduced
services such as
electronic program
guide (EPG),
interactive
broadcasting and HD
transmission of high
profile sporting
events, such as the
2006 FIFA World Cup.
“As SkyLife
grows and develops
its service
offering, it
recognizes that
TANDBERG Television’s
next-generation
advanced solutions
can enable it to
achieve this
progression,”
said Dario Choi, VP
and general manager
of TANDBERG
Television Asia
Pacific.
“Having
already provided
SkyLife with HD
encoding equipment
in the past, we are
now pleased to be
fully upgrading its
MPEG-4 AVC head-end
system to increase
the amount of
channels it can
provide on limited
satellite bandwidth.”
TANDBERG Television
will provide SkyLife
with a range of its
market-leading
head-end equipment,
including the
next-generation
EN8090 MPEG-4 AVC
high definition
encoder, which
enables an increased
number of HDTV
channels to be
distributed over
SkyLife’s
satellite network.
In addition,
TANDBERG E5770
encoders will
provide the best
standard definition
(SD) MPEG-2
real-time encoding
and enable SkyLife
to deliver high
quality SD pictures
quality, as well as
maximizing
bandwidth.
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