...provides support for the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) compression standard for live and offline applications. As one of the first worldwide implementations of HEVC, the ViBE VS7000 lowers operators' OPEX for delivery of a wide range of convergent TV services including webTV and OTT, as well as traditional IPTV and cable applications. Thomson Video Networks has extensively participated in the development and definition of the new HEVC compression standard, which aims at obtaining a bit-rate reduction of up to 50 percent compared to the current state of the art, H.264. With the bandwidth-reduction features of HEVC, operators can receive a video stream from a smaller-bandwidth connection, increasing service penetration at a higher video resolution than with other compression codecs. 

At the 2013 NAB Show, Thomson Video Networks will demonstrate its new live and file-based HEVC encoding solution up to Ultra HD format working with various HEVC players. One such device is a player from Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO, which has just announced that it will license video decoding software for HEVC to enable full HD video streaming on smartphones and other devices. The ViBE VS7000 will also be demonstrated with VisualOn's OnStream™ MediaPlayer+ running HEVC decoding on Nexus tablets. OnStream MediaPlayer+ enables high-quality playback across multiple platforms, including iOS®, Android™, Mac OS®, and Windows® Desktop.  Powered by Thomson's MediaFlex video operating system, the VS7000 is a breakthrough "anything in, anything out" encoding/transcoding platform that combines simplicity, reliability, scalability, and flexibility. The latest version of the VS7000 will be available in July 2013.