Multimedia Polska is the first cable operator in Poland to provide VOD service

Multimedia Polska, a cable and IPTV service provider in Poland with more than 600,000 subscribers, has used Harmonic for its new IP-based video-on-demand (VOD) service.

Multimedia Polska is the first cable operator in Poland to roll out VOD, and the service was available to its entire digital cable subscriber base by the end of 2007.

The solution implemented by Multimedia Polska includes Harmonic’s StreamLiner video servers and Armada intelligent asset manager for dynamic adaptive distribution of assets based on popularity and available resources. The VOD network is a distributed system with nearly 20 regional sites across the country linked using IP-based connectivity.

Multimedia Polska's VOD service includes Harmonic’s StreamLiner video servers and Armada intelligent asset manager for asset distribution.

The ability to create a VOD system in a combined cable and IPTV environment, working within a diverse partner ecosystem, was an important factor in the selection of the Harmonic on-demand solution. Harmonic’s technology was able to support the needs of a hybrid network architecture simultaneously servicing cable subscribers via the HFC network and IPTV subscribers via the DSL network.

The addition of the VOD service strengthens Multimedia Polska’s service offering, increasing revenue potential. The operator intends to provide a greater variety of value-added services to its subscribers, including HD VOD, time-shifted television and other interactive services.

Harmonic’s on-demand video delivery platform encompasses the MediaPrism software suite for real-time and offline content preparation and ingest, Armada’s intelligent asset distribution and StreamLiner video servers. For cable VOD networks, Harmonic offers market-leading edge processing with the Narrowcast Services Gateway family of edgeQAMs and a range of HFC broadband transport solutions.

For more information, visit http://www.harmonicinc.com/.