NOTE: NET INSIGHT FIRST ANNOUNCED THIS ORDER ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008,
BUT WITHOUT CUSTOMER NAME AND CUSTOMER QUOTE.
14 April, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden - Net Insight, leading developer of efficient and
scalable optical transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast
networks, today announced its Nimbra optical transport platform has
been selected by MediaXstream for its new North American video
transport service network."As the provider of local and long haul transmission services for the
biggest names in the media business, MediaXstream is extremely
selective in what technology we use in our network," said Wayne
Price, CTO of MediaXstream. "With Net Insight, we can deliver a
leading, all-digital network that exceeds the growing needs and
demands of our customers."
MediaXstream launched its new network using Net Insight's Nimbra
platform to carry real-time traffic for professional media companies
across the U.S. Net Insight's platform enables the company to meet
the rigorous 100 percent quality of service (QoS) and availability
demands of the professional media industry. With this technology,
MediaXstream can guarantee exceptional service delivery for its
customers.
MediaXstream built out the first phase of its network in 17 of North
America's largest cities, including New York, Washington DC, Houston,
Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The new
network offers high capacity transmissions using Net Insight's Nimbra
platform to deliver uncompressed and compressed HD or SD video, data
and voice services."The addition of MediaXstream bolsters our client roster,
demonstrating continued market traction for Net Insight in the U.S.
market," said Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO for Net Insight. "We are proud to
serve MediaXstream with our Nimbra platform, delivering optimum
network performance and QoS for next-generation content distribution
transport services."
The Nimbra 680 is a next generation switch from Net Insight. It
implements 80Gbps fully non-blocking connectivity between all ports,
combined with a state-of-the-art transport architecture to provide
the industry's lowest cost-per-bit switching.
For those attending the NAB show in Las Vegas, additional information
and a demonstration of Net Insight's Nimbra platform is available at
the Net Insight booth #C1929.
For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight AB, +46 8 685 04 69,
fredrik.tragardh@netinsight.net
About Net Insight
Net Insight delivers the world's most efficient and scaleable optical
transport solution for Broadcast and Media, Digital Terrestrial TV,
Mobile TV and IPTV/CATV networks.
Net Insight products truly deliver 100 percent Quality of Service
with three times improvement in utilization of bandwidth for
a converged transport infrastructure. Net Insight's Nimbra(TM)
platform is the industry solution for video, voice and data, reducing
operational costs by 50 percent and enhancing competitiveness in
delivery of existing and new media services.
World class customers run mission critical video services over Net
Insight products for more than 100 million people in more than 25
countries. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For
more information, visit www.netinsight.net
About MediaXstream
MediaXstream provides carrier-neutral, high quality transport and
managed network services for the production and broadcast industries
in over 30 North American markets. Operating the largest national
DTM network, we specialize in transporting flawless digital and High
Definition content in its native formats as demanded by sports, TV
and film production, news, mobile and IPTV. The company has received
financial backing from Constellation Ventures and Columbia Ventures
Corporation. (www.mediaXstream.tv)
