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Solbox To Unveil New HEVC and MPEG-DASH Streaming Solution for UHD Video Services
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2014-07-18
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Solbox To
Unveil New HEVC and MPEG-DASH Streaming Solution for UHD Video Services
- Support HEVC
codec and MPEG-DASH protocol suitable for UHD video streaming services
- Ensure a stable streaming
service environment and reduce data traffic for large amounts of high
definition content
Seoul, Korea – July
18th, 2014 – The
number of viewers enjoying matches on UHD (Ultra High Definition) TVs grew
rapidly with the start of the latest World Cup season. With the recent boom in
UHD broadcasting, both domestic and international content providers have been
busy preparing measures for a more reliable and efficient transmission of high
definition video.
Solbox (CEO Taeha Park, www.solbox.com), a
leading CDN (Content Delivery Network) and cloud software provider, announced
the launch of a new streaming solution for UHD video services with support for
the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) codec and MPEG-DASH (Motion Picture
Experts Group-Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) protocol.
With the proliferation of a variety of smart
devices and the explosion of high definition video content, the emergent issue
has been the seamless transfer of content to users in an increasingly complex
service environment. Many new technologies have been developed to solve this
problem, and among them, the HEVC standard and MPEG-DASH protocol are by far
the most highly regarded for processing large amounts of UHD video content
data. Solbox is the first company in Korea to develop its own live-streaming
server solution with support for both HEVC and MPEG-DASH.
The new HEVC standard supported by Solbox shows
a data compression rate that is about twice as effective as that of the
existing H.264 format and is suitable for transmission of UHD (or higher) video
content. In addition, MPEG-DASH is an HTTP-based international standard in
streaming protocols capable of ensuring service quality by optimizing streaming
content for users’ network environment conditions and bandwidth capacity.
Past April, North America s largest video
streaming service provider, Netflix introduced a UHD service that supports
HEVC, and Hulu is at the forefront of MPEG-DASH for its UHD service. Global OTT
providers are taking advantage of HEVC and MPEG-DASH to prominently launch UHD
services.
Taeha Park, CEO of Solbox, stated his
intention to "identify market changes and take the initiative in streaming
solutions optimized for UHD video services to keep the leadership in video
streaming market." He finished by saying, "With a well-timed release
in the current global expansion of UHD broadcasting, I anticipate that content
providers will be able to deploy and provide advanced UHD services through
Solbox s solutions."
About Solbox
Solbox, a leading CDN and cloud software
provider in Korea, offers an integrated software platform for telecom companies
to implement large-scale CDN and cloud services. Solbox’s platform contains
core components including: inventory management, storage virtualization, load
balancing, monitoring and content delivery applications. Solbox provides joint
services with KT and LGU+, the two of big three telecom companies in Korea.
More information can be found at www.solbox.com.
Press contact
Solbox
Jung Hwang
+82 2 2182 3663