Make a Successful Transition to Digital TVCisco DTV solutions can help you successfully prepare for and manage the transition to DTV. With them, you can meet your expanding business needs today and into the future, addressing consumer demands for more freedom and choice in their entertainment experiences. DTV MandateOn February 17, 2009, federal law requires that all full-power television broadcast stations in the United States stop broadcasting in analog format and broadcast only in digital format. Many other countries have similar plans to halt analog broadcasts, although the cutoff dates vary. Achieve Digital TV SuccessTo help you prepare for and manage the digital TV (DTV) transition, Cisco offers: • Excellent solutions for high performance, high quality and longevity • Space- and power- efficient solutions • Experience, resources, scale, and expertise to help your site succeed In order to prepare for the DTV transition, consumers will have to take one of three actions by the analog cutoff date: • Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box at retail • Purchase a digital TV set • Subscribe to a video service provider, like cable, with service installed on all TV sets Digital TV Transmission Network ProductsCisco is a leading supplier of transmission networks for broadband access to the home, set-tops, cable modems, and digital interactive subscriber systems. Our headend, content contribution, and distribution products are designed to help you effectively transition and manage your digital infrastructure and offer new revenue-generation opportunities. Digital TV Set-Top ProductsThe Cisco digital set-top series provides a mix of high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) set-tops that support a diverse set of video capabilities for service providers and their subscribers. From our compact digital-only set-tops to home gateways to DVRs to the latest line of NGNA offerings, our digital set-tops give you a comprehensive range of products that support the latest advanced interactive services, including HDTV and DVR. |
Cisco D9887 HDTV Modular ReceiverEnables 8VSB (off-air digital) DTV signal to be received and demodulated into both digital and analog format to be used on the service provider network. Cisco Digital Content ManagerAdvanced multiplexor efficiently multiplexes DTV digital signals in order to increase bandwidth on the service provider network. Cisco Series 8000 Digital Cable Set-TopsEnables different combinations of services and suits the needs of a variety of customers. Cisco Series 4000 Digital Cable Set-Tops:Digital home gateways with built-in DOCSIS modem for high-speed performance and a wide range of applications including video-on-demand (VoD), subscription VoD (SVoD), Internet browsing, e-mail, and chat. Cisco Series 3000 Digital Cable Set-TopsOffer digital services, traditional, nonscrambled analog services, and optional scrambled analog services, in both SD and HD. The Series 3000 delivers advanced capabilities. Cisco Series 2000 Digital Cable Set-TopsDeliver standard-definition digital and analog video services, as well as attractive interactive applications to subscribers including video-on-demand (VoD), subscription VoD (SVoD), e-mail, chat, Internet access, and games. Cisco Series 1000 Digital Cable Set-TopsOffers a digital channel platform through digital simulcast or digital broadcast. With up to 40 Mb of onboard memory, the Series 1000 easily accommodates your digital applications. Cisco Series 900 Digital Cable Set-TopsCompact, cost-efficient way to convert "Basic" or "Expanded Basic" subscribers to an "Enhanced Basic," introductory digital service tier. The Series 900 supports a wide variety of digital interactive applications and services. Cisco Series DVB Digital Cable Set-TopsWith the Series DVB, European, Indian, and emerging market operators can meet more demands of more customers by offering a variety of advanced video and data services. |
Deliver Advanced Digital Services• Special offers around lifeline services to entice the over-the-air broadcast consumers to choose cable • Accelerating the all digital strategy by replacing older set-top models and adding outlets in the home • Investigating new bandwidth solutions at the headend level: 1GHz tuning upgrade, Switched Digital Video, Driving fiber deeper into the plant Cisco DTV solutions let you transmit at higher resolution for dramatically better picture and sound quality, for an enhanced user experience. You can also transmit several programs at once ("multicasting); and because DTV uses less bandwidth per program, you can offer more channels. You can also offer interactive video and data services not possible with analog technology. Cable set-tops offer more advantages and advanced services than digital-to-analog converters. Table 1 compares their capabilities: Table 1 Digital-To-Analog Converter and Set-top Comparison:
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