IPTV Integration by Dascom Systems Group Enables North State Communications to Launch New D igital TV Product North State Communications selected Dascom Systems Group to
design and build their IPTV headend.
The new headend has enabled the company's launch of IP television
services under its new Plex brand, which also includes  residential and consumer
broadband Internet, and wireless and home phone products.
"Control over the programming we offer our subscribers is
extremely important to us and that required us to deploy a full headend," said
Royster Tucker III, President & COO, North State Communications. "With our
advanced fiber network literally going into neighborhoods and directly to homes
in the area, we are delivering a television product that is superior to cable
TV- presenting a new alternative that consumers have wanted for a long time."
Utilizing the headend integrated by Dascom, the new digital
television product from North State Communications called Plex Advanced TV
leverages the power of Internet protocol technology to deliver video content in
digital format with high-definition capabilities and all-digital channels. The
company can now offer customers the new IPTV service that includes more
than 80 HD channels, digital music, a video-on-demand library and digital video
recording capability. North State anticipates offering the new product to several
thousand homes by summer's end, with expansion continuing through the fall and
in years to come.
"Dascom
has a long history of engineering, furnishing and installing full headends, and
a strong partnership with North State," said Dave Hattey, CEO, Dascom Systems
Group. "We were pleased to be selected to bring the latest technology to North
State's new headend and look forward to many more years of partnership."
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Dascom Systems Group Names Monte S. Johnson Chief Financial Officer
Dascom Systems Group has announced that Monte Johnson
has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to
joining Dascom, Johnson served as Senior Vice President and CFO at Ciprico
Inc., and held senior executive positions with Pro Staff Personnel Services and
the Industrial Controls Business unit of General Electric. In addition, Johnson
held various finance positions with Honeywell and started his career at
Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Johnson is a CPA and has an undergraduate degree in
accounting from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, as well as an MBA from
the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.
"Monte's financial acumen and operational experience are welcome
additions to the Dascom team," said Dave Hattey, CEO, Dascom Systems Group.
"We're looking forward to Monte's contributions to Dascom's ongoing growth."
> Read press release in Dascom Press Room
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June Trivia Question
(The winner is the first reader to correctly answer by replying to this email or sending answer to Muriah Keith.) Q: What industry term describes the amount of linear echo
cancellation applied to a signal?
For the first time in our newsletter's history, there was NO WINNER last month to the following question (question and answer below): Q: What is the name of the television studio system that used photomultiplier tubes located throughout the studio and a flying-spot scanner to produce live component color television signals in the 1950s?
A: Vitascan by DuMont |
