INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
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Harmonic deploys Cable Access
Network for Com Hem
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H
armonic, a leader in video delivery
technology and cable access
virtualisation, has announced that
Com Hem, one of Sweden’s leading providers
of television, Internet and fixed-telephony
services, is using Harmonic’s CableOS
virtualised CCAP solution to deliver the Nordic
region’s fastest broadband speeds.
The industry’s only software-based Cable
Modem Termination System (CMTS),
CableOS enables flexible delivery of
ground-breaking high-speed broadband
services while at the same time lowering
space requirements and operating costs.
Com Hem is deploying CableOS across its
network, delivering high-speed broadband
services to a rapidly growing number of
connected devices.
“We worked closely with Harmonic on this
project and are proud to have a platform
CABLEOS IS
INCREDIBLY
SCALABLE
AND FLEXIBLE,
ALLOWING COM
HEM TO FLEXIBLY
ADD NEW FEATURES
AND EXTRA
CAPACITY, WITHOUT
EXPENSIVE
HARDWARE.
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that gives us the flexibility to continue
development into the future,” said Thomas
Helbo, CTO at Com Hem.
By deploying Harmonic’s CableOS across
its network, Com Hem will be able to meet
current demand for high-speed services and
be positioned to meet increasing speed
and service demands in the coming years.
Indicative of the unique flexibility and
expansion potential of the software-based
architecture, CableOS is also the technology
platform powering Com Hem’s recently
announced symmetrical 1.2 Gbit/s service
test being conducted in Stockholm.
“The cable industry is facing the challenge
and opportunity of delivering increasingly
higher broadband speeds and therefore
requires a cost-effective and sustainable
approach for continued business growth,”
said Nimrod Ben-Natan, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Cable Edge
Business at Harmonic.
“We’ve partnered with Com Hem to
show operators around the world that
their Internet speeds can be significantly
increased while simultaneously reducing
the space, power and cost constraints
that have historically impeded growth.
Being a software-based solution,
CableOS is incredibly scalable and flexible,
allowing Com Hem to flexibly add new
features and extra capacity, without
expensive hardware.” n
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