The company will enable up to 50% bandwidth reduction for 90 days through Harmonic EyeQ.
Harmonic has announced it will provide its EyeQ content-aware encoding (CAE) technology free for the next 90 days to help alleviate the current network constraints due to the global lockdown.
Harmonic’s EyeQ technology leverages artificial intelligence to reduce streaming congestion on broadband networks by up to 50% without impacting quality. It serves as a highly effective tool to combat the recent surge and a step above recently utilised methods such as resolution and bit rate reductions.
EyeQ CAE is available on all Harmonic media processors, through a software license, and the VOS®360 Live Streaming Platform.
Harmonic will highlight its EyeQ CAE technology through Live Connection, a 30-day virtual showcase highlighting Harmonic’s latest video streaming innovations. The online interactive series will shine a light on the powerful benefits of Harmonic’s software solutions and cloud-based platforms providing increased agility, flexibility, efficiency and continuity to meet the growing consumer demand for streaming and broadcast services.
Commenting on the move, Shahar Bar, Senior VP, Video Products and Corporate Development at Harmonic, said: “Due to the nearly global lockdown, the demand for high-quality streaming services has exploded and as such has led to excessive constraints on broadband networks. Adding our EyeQ technology to the mix can greatly decrease bandwidth consumption for high-quality video and alleviate strain on local and national broadband networks. By offering free licenses for the expected lockdown timeframes, Harmonic is providing an effective tool to help both media companies and broadband networks alike.”
