Vyvx Continues To Lead HDTV Charge For Sports Broadcasters; HD VenueNet Now Available At 61 Professional Sports Venues Across U.S.

19-Sep-05

Vyvx announced that it has extended its HD VenueNetÆ footprint to an additional 13 venues. Already the nation's largest network for providing end-to-end high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast backhaul, HD VenueNet gives broadcasters the ability to transport live HDTV feeds at up to 270 Mbps, over a highly reliable MPLS infrastructure. HD VenueNet has been added to 13 National Football League stadiums, bringing the total number of venues on the network to 61. HD VenueNet now encompasses 29 NFL stadiums, 28 Major League Baseball stadiums and four arenas used for both National Basketball Association and National Hockey League games. This network is owned and operated by Vyvx. All video feeds receive the highest quality-of-service levels and are proactively monitored and managed from Vyvx's Network Operations Center (NOC) in Tulsa. ""Since early 2004, Vyvx has been at the forefront of helping sports broadcasters make the transition to HDTV through the investment, launch, success, and continued expansion of HD VenueNet,"" said Derek Smith, vice president of Vyvx. ""With more than 60 venues currently online and plans to add more than 20 by the end of 2005, HD VenueNet provides broadcasters with the most comprehensive, reliable and trusted solution in the industry for delivering HDTV backhauls."" The newly added HD VenueNet locations include M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore), Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.), Ralph Wilson Stadium (Buffalo), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati), Browns Stadium (Cleveland), RCA Dome (Indianapolis), Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville), Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City), Dolphins Stadium (Miami), The Coliseum (Nashville), McAfee Coliseum (Oakland), and Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego). Vyvx is an industry leader in providing broadcast-quality live and non-live video feeds to media and entertainment companies. Vyvx has been a market leader in HDTV backhaul solutions, as its award-winning HD VenueNet(R) service delivers more than 200 live HDTV feeds annually, and will deliver its third consecutive live Super Bowl(R) HDTV feed in 2006.

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