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US Cable Operators Conducting First Ultra HD Trials with SES
SES (News - Alert) S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that multiple
US cable operators are testing Ultra HD (or 4K) content across its
fully-managed Ultra HD platform and receiving HEVC 4K IP set top boxes
in preparation for Ultra HD subscriber trials into US households later
this year.
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A compelling lineup of Ultra HD programming on the SES UHD platform will be reaching cable subscriber homes in the US this summer and fall, including content from Fashion One 4K.
Photo credit: Fashion One 4K
SES has signed Ultra HD trial agreements with Cable America in Missouri,
Golden West Telecommunications in South Dakota, MTC Cable in New York,
Sjoberg's Cable TV in Minnesota and ATMC in North Carolina. As part of
the programme aimed at accelerating 4K delivery to homes across America,
SES is shipping 4K/HEVC set top boxes to cable operators participating
in the first-ever Ultra HD trials.
After purchasing more than four million Ultra HD TVs last year and a
projected 10 million in 2016 in the US alone, consumers are increasingly
demanding 4K content from their cable operators. Using the multicasting
capability of the DOCSIS 3.0 transmission standard and traditional
digital TV to deliver a wide range of 4K programming to subscriber
homes, SES is enabling even the smallest cable operators to be among the
first in North America to provide linear and live Ultra HD. Unlike
current internet-delivered 4K offerings, SES's managed solution,
delivered over dedicated bandwidth, provides a much higher quality
viewer experience, free of buffering and network congestion.
SES is currently carrying four Ultra HD channels on satellites serving
every cable system and nearly 100 million homes across North America,
including Fashion One 4K, NASA TV UHD, and High 4K TV. The fourth choice
on SES's regional 4K dial is SES's own UHD1 channel, which has quickly
become a popular venue for up-and-coming 4K content producers creating
great Ultra HD material with an eye toward ultimately launching their
own Ultra HD channels. Cable operators of all sizes across North America
can easily downlink 4K content from SES's growing Ultra HD satellite
platform to test the mix of 4K movies, TV shows, news, and sports events
across their networks.
"s millions of cable subscribers increasingly press for 4K content on
their new Ultra HD TVs, some of the smallest cable operators in the US
are now leading the way to bringing Ultra HD to homes across the
country," noted Steve Corda, Vice President of Business Development in
North America at SES. "SES's breakthrough, fully-managed Ultra HD
platform is enabling us to conduct the first-ever trials, which are
bound to play a key role in the national and global rollout of Ultra HD."
"Ultra HD has arrived in Minnesota, as we prepare to deliver 4K content
to subscriber homes this year," said Richard Sjoberg, President and CEO
at Sjoberg, a cable television innovator serving 33 towns in Northwest
Minnesota. "Along with high-speed broadband, we're seeing an increasing
demand for Ultra HD across our subscriber base, and together with SES
we're on the leading edge of technology, with a simplified solution that
will make the transition to Ultra HD far faster and more efficient.
We're looking forward to being among the first in the country to deliver
game-changing television to our customers."
"We are excited to be participating in this trial focused on offering
Ultra HD content to our customers," said Glen Faulkner, General Manager
at MTC Cable in upstate New York. "The SES solution provides an
economical platform for the delivery of Ultra HD content, which is now
more frequently requested by our customers. The cable television
industry, with high-capacity DOCSIS 3 networks widely deployed, is
well-positioned to be at the forefront in delivery of this high
resolution content."
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About SES
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite
operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. Focusing
on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four key market verticals
(video, enterprise, mobility and government), SES provides satellite
communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service
providers, and mobile and fixed network operators, as well as business
and governmental organisations worldwide. SES stands for long-lasting
business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the
satellite industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are
located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their
specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements.
SES's newest subsidiary, MX1, is one of the leading media service
providers and offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media
services. Augmented by SES's stake in O3b Networks, a next generation
satellite network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of
fibre, SES significantly enhances and scales up existing video and data
capabilities.
Further information available at: www.ses.com
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