Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Selects Net Insight

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announces that Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), public broadcaster for the Republic of Cyprus, will use Net Insight’s Nimbra platform when it launches the island nation’s first high definition services via a new, national Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) distribution and contribution network.

Cyprus public broadcaster launches digital servicesfor the first time using Net Insight’s Nimbra technology



The DTT network scheduled to launch by the end of 2010 will be the transport network for all DTT services, including radio, across Cyprus. It also will supply High Definition contribution services in a JPEG 2000 format from regional studios back to the main site in Nicosia. The transport network covers 11 main transmitter sites and four reporter sites. The Nimbra 680 will be the core node, located in Nicosia, offering the ultimate in distribution and contribution flexibility when paired with switches from the Nimbra 300 series at the transmitter and studio site nodes. This form of distributed network architecture is fast becoming the de facto standard for new DTT network designs.



Net Insight received the order in close cooperation with local partners JD Dynamic and EMR.



“After an extensive evaluation process, we have selected the Nimbra platform as the top choice for delivering the national DTT network” says Mr Grigoris Maliotis, Director of Technology at CyBC. “Net Insight’s proven successes in media transport made them an ideal choice to help build the next generation of our video network.”



The new network will guarantee 100 percent QoS in distributing video services across Cyprus, provide scalable multicast capabilities and a single distribution and contribution switched network.

CyBC will manage the entire network through Net Insight’s Nimbra Vision network management
platform, which offers additional security and provides easy provisioning.

“As the leading broadcaster in Cyprus, CyBC will be able to implement digital transmissions to
its customers using the Nimbra platform,” says Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight.
“This order is another confirmation of our DTT solution leadership.”


About Net Insight

Net Insight delivers the world´s most efficient and scalable optical transport solution for Broadcast and IP 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 Insights Nimbra™ 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 40 countries. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

For more information, visit www.netinsight.net

About CyBC

For more information please visit: http://www.cybc.com.cy/eng/