Tut Systems upgrades Ace Communications to MPEG-4 AVC

Aug 22, 2006 8:00 AM

    

Tut Systems' Astria platform serves as the core video processing system for Ace's MPEG-2 digital headend and will be upgraded to MPEG-4 AVC.

Ace Communications Group has contracted with Tut Systems to upgrade its existing Astria content processor video headend solution to the latest MPEG-4 AVC compression technology.

Tut Systems' Astria platform serves as the core video processing system for Ace's MPEG-2 digital headend. Ace will migrate its channel line-up to MPEG-4 AVC in the fourth quarter of the year. Tut Systems is providing comprehensive systems integration services, including design, project management and testing of the state-of-the-art digital headend.

Currently, Ace offers Ace Digital TV service to eight cities in southeast Minnesota and plans to add service to two more cities shortly.

For more information, visit www.tutsys.com.




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