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VCom CableVista Edge Decoder Successfully Tested by Major US MSO
VCom CableVista Edge Decoder Successfully Tested by Major US MSO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nVICTORIA, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - VCom Inc. (TSX: VCM) today reports that after\nsuccessful performance testing, another major multiple service operator (MSO)\nin the United States has conditionally approved VCom's CableVista edge\ndecoder. At this time, VCom has been cleared to ship the digital video product\nto operational sites in the US. Pending final documentation relating to\nenvironmental testing, the Company believes it will receive full approval.\nAdelphia Communications and Cox Communications granted VCom approval of the\nsame product in February of this year. Several mid-size MSOs have also\ndeployed CableVista to date.\nCable MSOs utilize CableVista in their high-speed distribution networks\nto deliver a superior quality analog program tier and as a vital component of\nsophisticated digital video transport solutions for zoned ad insertion.\nVCom's CableVista edge decoder performs MPEG decoding, analog modulation\nand upconversion for up to 24 NTSC/PAL channels in a compact 1 RU chassis.\nWith numerous redundancy features, hot-swappable components and flexible\nsoftware, CableVista is also capable of supporting baseband and RF outputs as\nwell as Off-Air Reference options in the same chassis, offering the highest\ndegree of flexibility available. CableVista has now emerged as the clear\nmarket leading solution for decoding to analog baseband and RF. VCom's\nCableVista and VistaLynx are also available through Mega Hertz, a\nvalue-added-reseller in North America.\nThe CableVista edge decoder complements VCom's Edge QAM product,\nVistaLynx which provides QAM modulation and upconversion capability used to\ndeliver such services as true Video-on-Demand (VOD), and an increased number\nof digital channels. VCom's CableVista and VistaLynx are key elements for the\nVOD and Digital Simulcast needs of today's all-digital cable networks.\n\nAbout VCom\n\nWe design, manufacture and sell products that enable broadband access to\ncable, wireless and telephony networks. Our hardware products incorporate\nembedded software developed by us to meet the complex requirements of\nnext-generation, high-speed digital networks. Service providers use our\nsolutions to deliver services to a converging worldwide broadband market,\nincluding what are commonly known as \"triple play\" (voice, video and data) and\n\"quadruple play\" (voice, vide...