JDSU Expands Video Test Solution Offering for Microsoft Mediaroom Customers
03 September 2009 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Addition of Home Performance Monitoring Improves Quality of
Television and Video Services over Broadband IP Networks MILPITAS,
Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and
TSX: JDU) today announced it has extended its offering of
communications test and measurement solutions used in support of
Microsoft's Mediaroom platform for IPTV services. JDSU test
solutions to ensure a high quality of Mediaroom-based services now
also include NetComplete Home Performance Monitoring (PM), part of
JDSU's industry-leading service assurance system. NetComplete Home
PM gives operators full performance management visibility from a
central location into the actual experience of broadband, voice,
video/IPTV and video on demand (VOD) services in a home environment
to proactively pinpoint, isolate and resolve issues that might
impact service quality of experience (QoE) for consumers. Microsoft
Mediaroom, an award-winning platform licensed to network operators
to enable delivery of the latest connected TV services to consumers
around the globe, is in use by nearly 3.5 million subscribers and
offered by many of the world's leading telecom providers. JDSU will
be exhibiting its portfolio of test solutions and services at
Broadband World Forum 2009 in France, September 7-9, booth # 621.
"JDSU is proud to place its leading test and measurement solutions
front-and-center for operators, including many of our customers,
delivering Microsoft Mediaroom - a leading software platform
revolutionizing the way consumers experience advanced IPTV features
and applications," said Tom Smith, vice president and general
manager, Solutions Division, JDSU Communications Test and
Measurement business segment. "JDSU's NetComplete Home Performance
Monitoring, and IP/broadband-based solutions, are proven to help
ensure quality of service and quality of experience for IPTV
deployment and other emerging broadband voice, video and data
services." "JDSU test solutions are a natural fit for the Microsoft
Mediaroom platform," said Dan McCrary, director of partners and
business development for Microsoft. "JDSU's ability to give an
in-depth, end-to-end view of service performance all the way into
the home will help ensure the quality of Mediaroom's multi-featured
IPTV functions and services." In addition, JDSU NetComplete Home PM
allows Mediaroom customers to enjoy the benefit of reducing total
cost of ownership (TCO) by reducing repeat rates, reducing
mean-time-to repair (MTTR) and improving customer care support
activities with better access to in-home performance data. Deployed
by operators around the world for IPTV/digital video and mobile
Ethernet backhaul, JDSU's NetComplete won the 2008 Product of the
Year award from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, a leading trade
publication to the IP/broadband industry, and is a finalist for
Cable & Satellite International's 2009 award for Best
Monitoring or Network Management Solution. About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq:
JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the
communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the
leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions
and optical products for telecommunications service providers,
cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also
a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for
medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing,
display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and
decorative applications. More information is available at
http://www.jdsu.com/.
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