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NDS Secures World's Largest Digital Terrestrial Technology Deal From NTL; Contract Valued at $40 Million
BUSINESS WIRE
Tue, Apr 07 1998
National Association of Broadcasters
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998--
NDS Technology And Expertise Selected By NTL For UK Digital
Terrestrial Networks
NDS, the leading provider of end-to-end digital broadcasting systems, today announced that it has been awarded the world's largest digital terrestrial technology contract, worth over $40 million, by NTL for digital terrestrial TV (DTV) networks in the UK, due on-air later this year.
NDS will supply its System 3000 DTV video compression, modulating, multiplexing and transcoding solutions, as well as work closely with NTL to provide support through a five-year service contract.
The deal is the result of over a decade of pioneering research and development work by NDS and NTL in the field of digital terrestrial broadcasting using OFDM transmission technology. NDS has been selected by NTL, following NTL's win of two major contracts to construct and operate digital terrestrial TV networks for Digital 3 & 4 Ltd. and for S4C/Channel 5/SDN.
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