- Scientific-Atlanta to showcase innovative products and systems designed to
give cable operators more opportunities than ever before -
ATLANTA, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When it comes to helping cable
operators "Experience the Freedom," Scientific-Atlanta delivers the products
and services for today's systems and tomorrow's next-generation advanced
networks. Whether the need is for digital simulcast, advanced video encoding
or switched digital broadcast, MSOs can benefit from Scientific-Atlanta's
decade-long experience delivering interactive video services and the launch of
270 digital headends and deployment of over 20 million digital set-tops.
Attendees at the 2005 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo can "Experience the Freedom"
provided by Scientific-Atlanta's innovative products and systems that can help
deliver a wide array of features and help launch new or expanded services.
- Digital Content Manager - The DCM addresses new demands of digital
simulcast and ad insertion, switched digital broadcast, and more HD and
on-demand digital channels.
- MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264 Advanced Video Coding - Scientific-Atlanta
continues to lead the way with advanced codecs to help deliver high-
quality video, even at bandwidth-saving low bit rates.
- Digital Simulcast - A complete range of encoders, multiplexers and
decoders for digital simulcast.
- VOD Enabler - Our extra-dense QAM platform squeezes more performance
from current rack space to support the growing demand for VOD services.
In addition, our dynamically provisioned transport (Reconfigurable
Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer/ROADM) platform can change the way
bandwidth is allocated to boost performance from existing bandwidth on
cable networks.
- Service Group Management - Proper management of services can help
position MSOs for future growth. Our new high-density transmitter
delivers twice the performance in half the rack space, using half the
power.
- Manage It by Expanding It - The demand from increased content and
advanced services on network bandwidth is a constant worry for cable
operators. Scientific-Atlanta has a solution with its new GainMaker(R)
1GHz platform.
- Switched Digital Broadcast - Using scalable, switched digital broadcast
helps operators squeeze more performance from existing bandwidth.
- Commercial Services - Today's HFC cable networks pass millions of
potential commercial services customers. Scientific-Atlanta can help
operators leverage their existing network and capitalize this
opportunity for profitable growth.
- Network and Element Management - The open-standards-based family of
ROSA(TM) products provides system operators with freedom of choice in
software applications and vendor platforms.
- Wireless MetroMesh Network - The multi-use MetroMesh(TM) architecture
allows many applications to run at the same time to expand the reach of
the network.
- Multi-Room DVR - Multi-Room(TM) DVR is the next step in the "connected
life" for cable viewers. Watch what you want, when you want and where
you want.
- MCP-100(TM) Media Center - Combining DVR with DVD R/W will give viewers
the freedom to archive their favorite programming and maximize their
entertainment experience.
- Data and VoIP cable modems - The video, data and voice "triple play"
offers big opportunities for expanding revenue with a single-source,
multiple-services concept that is popular with today's customers.
- IP Video Interoperability - Scientific-Atlanta and Tellabs will
participate in a demonstration that displays Layer 2 aggregation
capabilities and Ethernet integration into Scientific-Atlanta advanced
set-tops. Demonstrations will be hosted at both booths - Scientific-
Atlanta #2091 and Tellabs #1157.
- Powerful Monitoring Tools - Scientific-Atlanta's Pointer(TM) and
Retriever(TM) applications are highly effective tools that provide
real-time reporting of set-top and modem two-way connectivity status,
and improved insight into consumers' viewership habits and proactive
set-top and network monitoring.
About Scientific-Atlanta
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE: SFA) ( http://www.scientificatlanta.com )
is a leading supplier of digital content contribution and distribution
systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital
interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed
Internet and voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and
support.
"Forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may be included in this news release. A variety
of factors could cause Scientific-Atlanta's actual results to differ from the
anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors
are referred to Scientific-Atlanta's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99.1 to
the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into
this news release by reference.
SOURCE Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Sara Stutzenstein, +1-770-236-2181, or fax,
+1-770-236-3088, or sara.stutzenstein@sciatl.com , or Peggy
Ballard, +1-770-236-7871, or fax, +1-770-236-3088, or
peggy.ballard@sciatl.com , both of Scientific-Atlanta
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ROSA is a trademark of Scientific-Atlanta Europe NV. MetroMesh is
a trademark of Tropos Networks, Inc.
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