SkyLife to use TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC

TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group have announced that they are 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.

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.

TANDBERG Television will provide SkyLife with a range of its head-end equipment, including the 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 standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 real-time encoding and enable SkyLife to deliver high quality SD pictures, as well as maximizing bandwidth.

The company will also provide its award-winning TANDBERG RX1290 Multi-Format Professional Receivers, which are able to receive both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD services, and SM6600 series satellite modulators.

TANDBERG Television has also supplied its nCompass Control management system for configuration, system monitoring and redundancy.

TANDBERG Television Details
TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, delivers multimedia technology and expertise used by many leading broadcasters worldwide.

With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the solutions for Digital TV, HDTV, VOD, and IPTV.