MEDIA PROCESSING

MADE SIMPLE

2020 November Edition

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OUTLINE

VOS SOFTWARE VOS SOFTWARE VOS SOFTWARE VOS SOFTWARE

FROM SOURCE KEY KEY KEY
TO SCREEN CAPABILITIES BENEFITS USE CASES

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VOS FROM SOURCE TO SCREEN

File
+ +
Playout Media Processing Delivery

Broadcast
Live & OTT

The world's most advanced media processing and delivery

software for private data centers

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE

Scheduled OTT IPTV Cable DTH DTT

Playout

Supporting millions of simultaneous streams,

thousands of live channels, millions of VOD assets and
hundreds of petabytes of storage and delivery

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 MEDIA PROCESSING & DELIVERY FOR

PRIVATE DATA CENTERS

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Technology Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

Cloud Technology
• Simplicity and flexibility: achieved using the most modern cloud infrastructure
• Foundational technology: Docker containers, microservices, Kubernetes orchestration
• Easy to use: intuitive user interface and a rich API
• Simple for operational teams: handle complex workflows and seamless upgrades
• Secure: assured on ingress, egress and storage

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 CYBER SECURITY FROM CONCEPTION TO PRODUCTION

Security by the Rule Secured Remote Access

 Security lifecycle management

(from design to operation)

 ISO, OWASP… standards

Market Leading authentication

 Full footprint protection (VOS,

HUB, User Access, etc)

VOS Platform
Protected from every Angle
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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Native Software Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

• Neutrality: as a cloud native design VOS

run on any cloud native virtualized layer.
• Wide range of infrastructures: customer
provided datacenters - bare metal BARE METAL (Recommended) PRIVATE CLOUD (Project based)

configurations, COTS hardware and

virtualization layers.
Managed, Hosted and Maintained by Customer

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Native Software Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

Advanced Orchestration
• Built-in advanced orchestrator: connects and synchronizes all media and delivery microservices to fulfil
end-to-end workflows.
• Optimum use of IT resources: through sophisticated load balancing mechanisms.
• Redundancy Management: with minimum overhead resources.

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Native Software Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

Portable to Cloud
• Cloud-native Software: VOS is designed to operate on private datacenter and public clouds.
• VOS Hub: Harmonic’s own backend service easily port an entire video platform from a private datacenter to
a public cloud of choice and vice versa.
• Replication (on cloud): VOS portability allows to create backup in public cloud (24/7/365 or DRaaS).

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Native Software Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

Playout, Broadcast, OTT, Delivery

• Versatile service capability: from playout, broadcast statmux to streaming with SVOD, time shifting, nPVR,
ad insertion, targeted ad.
• Premium compression: cost effective storage and delivery.

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VOS CLOUD-NATIVE SOFTWARE
SMARTER CAPABILITIES FOR DATA CENTERS

Cloud Native Software Infrastructure Neutral Advanced Orchestration Portable to Cloud Playout, Broadcast, Flexible Pricing
The most advanced Deploy on bare metal or Deploy all media and Easily port the video OTT, Delivery Models
cloud technology in cloud native data center delivery microservices to platform from a private The most feature complete Buy a given capacity
datacenter to a public video application to deploy and utilize any
the video space fulfil end-to-end workflows
cloud media workflows functionality

Flexible Pricing Models

• Capacity pricing model: purchase a given $$ capacity over a term and utilize any VOS functionality
• Minimum Monthly Commit model: commit on $$ capacity and pay per month

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 DECADES OF MEDIA INDUSTRY ARE

WORKING FOR YOU

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 CASE STUDY

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 ORIGINAL REQUEST

Sky Limited is a UK media and telecommunications conglomerate owned by Comcast

and headquartered in London. Sky planned:
• Launch an unified OTT offer across all the Sky affiliates
• Live streaming (~250+ services), time shift and nPVR
• Datacenter deployment with future migration to public cloud

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 SOLUTION OVERVIEW
NMS

API

Transcode Package Encrypt Origin

Virtualization Layer
SMPTE
2022-6
Playout
Synchronized headends CDN
for geo-redundancy

Transcode Package Encrypt Origin

Virtualization Layer

Content ingest CDN Device

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 WHY HARMONIC

• Most feature complete video stack to deploy in a private datacenter

E2E workflow covering
Playout, Broadcast, OTT

• Premium compression, up to 50% storage & delivery cost savings with EyeQ
Save storage &
delivery costs

• Geo-redundancy between their two private datacenters for seamless failover

1+1 Seamless without interruption on media playback
Geo-Redundancy

• VOS portability matches perfectly Sky’s expectation to deploy their video

workflows indifferently in their datacenters or in the Public Cloud
Portable to Cloud

• VOS cloud neutrality is valued very high. No lock-in with a specific

cloud provider
Cloud Neutral

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 WHAT’S NEXT

SUCCESS • Launched successfully in September 2019 in 3 countries.

• Expand SkyGo in more countries in UE.

• Add statistical multiplexing workflow to their current system.
• Disaster recovery in the public Cloud for all their workflows (DTH and OTT),
NEXT
in a fire-drill architecture.
• Scheduled playout for event & pop-up channels (Cloud) and for 24x7
channels (on-prem).

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 CASE STUDY

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 ORIGINAL REQUEST

Etisalat is a Telecom Operator present in 15 countries across Asia, the

Middle East and Africa – 141m subs. Etisalat planned:
• 1000 IPTV + 500 OTT channels
• On Demand movies and TV shows, 7 days Catch-Up TV
• On-premise deployment with migration to cloud on the radar

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 SOLUTION OVERVIEW

NMS

API

IPTV Transcode
IPTV
Backbone

Teleport Ingest
OTT Transcode
TS
CDN

Virtualization Layer

Content ingest Transcoding Platform Scrambling Origin Device

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 WHY HARMONIC

• PURE compression engine that encodes thousands of IPTV and OTT channels
with the best performance and CPU resource footprint.
Efficient Video Stack • Advanced HDR processing to offer a premium VQ experience on live UHD Sport.

• Most feature complete video stack to deploy in a private datacenter

E2E workflow covering
Playout, Broadcast, OTT

• Etisalat envisions to migrate to a public cloud.

Portable to Cloud

• The pricing model (purchase a given $$ capacity and utilize any VOS
functionality) offers Etisalat unparallel flexibility including the use of VOS
Flexible Pricing Model functionalities on their datacenter today and in a public cloud tomorrow.

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 WHAT’S NEXT

SUCCESS • The full system will be put on air in Q3 2020

• Deploy disaster recovery As A service in a fire drill architecture

NEXT
• Potentially migrate some (or all) of their workflows in public cloud.

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 CASE STUDY

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 ORIGINAL REQUEST

AT&T - the US largest provider of mobile and fixed telephone services - planned:
• National streaming service, targeting cord-cutters
• Starting with 450 TV channels, time shift and VOD over all possible devices
• Monetization via dynamic ad insertion and blackout management

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 SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Ingest Transcode Package Encrypt Origin DAI

Ingest Ingest Transcode Package Encrypt Origin DAI

CDN

Virtualization Layer

Content ingest CDN Device

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 WHY HARMONIC

• VOS built-in advanced orchestrator optimally uses their IT / CPU resources

resulting in a better density (incl. minimum overhead resources for
Advanced Orchestration redundancy) than competition

• Most feature complete video stack to deploy in a private datacenter

Playout, Broadcast,
OTT, Delivery

• Geo-redundancy between their private datacenter and the Public cloud

• For big sport events like the Super Bowl, AT&T deploy such geo-redundancy
1 + 1 geo-redundancy just for the duration of the event

• EyeQ activated in 2019, save $200k monthly delivery costs versus CBR
Save storage &
delivery costs

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 WHAT’S NEXT

• >1.1M subs
SUCCESS • Their channel line-up grew from 450 OTT channels to 850 in past 24 months
• 29 PB monthly egress out of VOS Origin (June/20)

• Deploy Statistical multiplexing for their DTH services to run VOS for both
OTT and DTH workflows
NEXT
• Add Playout & branding for some of their DTH channels.
• Replace mezzanine TS input by SMPTE 2110 input to further enhance VQ

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 KEY REFERENCES

USA Argentina
Brasil, Colombia
Austria Croatia
UAE

USA Italy USA Spain Hong-Kong

France

Italy
UK, Italy, Germany Ukrainia
Iceland
South Africa

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 BOTTOM LINE

WHAT BENEFITS
DO YOU GET?

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BENEFITS FOR YOU!

Complete delivery Pricing Flexibility Advanced Portable Open Platform

solution
Orchestration

01 04
Complete delivery solution
Unified software solution for playout, broadcast
and OTT delivery. A unique blend of everything
needed to deliver compelling video experiences.
Portable
VOS can run on baremetal and any cloud native
infrastructure in private and public cloud.

05
Pricing Flexibility Open Platform

02 Thanks to the flexible pricing models freely change,

modify and scale without any licensing needs for all
applications.
Use our rich API to integrate your own MAM,
scheduler, CMS and device applications. Use your
own CAS, DRM, Ad server or integrate a new
partner.

03
Avanced Orchestration
Rapidly create complex workflows thanks to the
built-in orchestrator managing media processing and
delivery microservices.
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START NOW!

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