Harmonic Inc.

Harmonic was initially incorporated in California in June 1988 as Harmonic Lightwaves, and reincorporated into Delaware in May 1995.

Anthony J. Ley became chief executive in November 1988 after the creation of the company by co-founders Moshe Nazarathy, and Josef Berger. Co-founder Moshe Nazarathy led a research and development center named "Harmonic Data" in Israel starting in 1993, funded in part by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.{{cite web |work= Form 10-K |title= Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1996 |author= Harmonic Lightwaves |date=March 28, 1997 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/0000891618-97-001463.txt| accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

Harmonic acquired the DiviCom business of C-Cube Microsystems in 2000 for about $1.7 billion in stock.{{cite news |newspaper= The New York Times|date=October 28, 1999 |title= Harmonic to Buy DiviCom Unit of C-Cube |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/28/business/company-news-harmonic-to-buy-divicom-unit-of-c-cube.html |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

It acquired the video networking software business of Entone Technologies in 2006 for about $45 million,{{Cite news |title= Harmonic acquires Entone Technologies |work= Broadcast Engineering |date= August 25, 2006 |url= http://broadcastengineering.com/news/harmonic-acquires-entone-technologies |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }} Rhozet Corporation in 2007, and Scopus Video Networks, Ltd. in 2009, for $5.62 per share in cash, which represents an enterprise value of approximately $50 million, net of Scopus’ cash and short-term investments.{{Cite news |title= Harmonic Completes Acquisition of Scopus Video Networks |url=https://investor.harmonicinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/harmonic-completes-acquisition-scopus-video-networks |accessdate= March 12, 2009 }}

Omneon Video Networks was founded in May 1998, with investors including Advanced Technology Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Invesco.{{cite web |title= Notice of sale of securities |author= Omneon Video Networks, Inc. |date= April 5, 2004 |work= Form D |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/04/9999999997-04-016187 |format= PDF |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

Omneon co-founder Donald M. Craig designed products that won Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards in 1988 and 1996.

On December 29, 2006 Omneon filed for an initial public offering,{{cite web |work= Form S-1 |title= Prospectus |author= Omneon Video Networks, Inc. |date=December 29, 2006 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1382968/000104746906015366/a2175329zs-1.htm |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}{{cite news |title= Omneon Preps for $115M IPO |date= January 4, 2007 |author= James Rogers |newspaper= Network Computing |url= http://www.networkcomputing.com/other/omneon-preps-for-115m-ipo.php |accessdate= May 24, 2010 }} and tried again several times in 2007{{cite web |work= Form S-1/A |title= Prospectus |author= Omneon Video Networks, Inc. |date= April 10, 2007|publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1382968/000104746906015366/a2175329zs-1.htm |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}{{cite web |work= Form S-1/A |title= Prospectus |author= Omneon, Inc. |date= December 7, 2007 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1382968/000104746907009854/a2181306zs-1a.htm |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

and 2008 after dropping the "Video Networks" from its name,{{cite web |work= Form S-1/A |title= Prospectus |author= Omneon, Inc. |date=June 9, 2008 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1382968/000104746908007283/a2181306zs-1a.htm |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

but remained private.{{cite web |title= Form RW - Registration Withdrawal Request |author= Omneon, Inc. |date= March 17, 2009 |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1382968/000110465909018053/a07-29751_4rw.htm |accessdate= May 24, 2010 }}

On May 6, 2010 Omneon announced it agreed to be acquired by Harmonic for an estimated $274 million.{{cite news |title= Harmonic To Acquire Omneon For $274 Million: Deal Would Combine Harmonic's Video Encoding With Omneon's Video Production Systems |author= Todd Spangler |date=May 6, 2010 |newspaper= Multichannel News |url= http://www.multichannel.com/article/452341-Harmonic_To_Acquire_Omneon_For_274_Million.php |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

Harmonic sold its line of fiber-optic access products to Aurora Networks in February 2013 for $46 million in cash.{{Cite news |title= Harmonic quits cable access business |work= Broadcast Engineering |date= February 19, 2013 |url= http://broadcastengineering.com/company-news/harmonic-quits-cable-access-business |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}{{Cite news |title= Harmonic to sell cable access business, focus on core distribution technology |author= Michael Grotticelli |work= Broadcast Engineering |date= February 20, 2013 |url= http://broadcastengineering.com/company-news/harmonic-sell-cable-access-business-focus-core-distribution-technology |accessdate= October 30, 2013 }}

On February 29, 2016 Harmonic acquired Thomson Video Networks.{{Cite news |title=Harmonic Completes Acquisition of Thomson Video Networks|url=http://harmonicinc.com/news/harmonic-completes-acquisition-thomson-video-networks/| date=March 2016}}

In January 2022, SBTVD Forum approved a selection of technologies for SBTVD 3.0 which include MPEG-5 LCEVC, V-NOVA & Harmonic’s submission.{{cite web |title=Brazilian goldrush for V-Nova as LCEVC etched into SBTVD 3.0 |url=https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/brazilian-goldrush-for-v-nova-as-lcevc-etched-into-sbtvd-3-0/ |website=Rethink |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Fórum SBTVD {{!}} TV 3.0 Project |url=https://forumsbtvd.org.br/tv3_0/ |website=Forumsbtvd.org.br |language=pt-BR}}

Harmonic’s products fall into four principal categories:

• video production products,
• video server products for channel playout,
• video processing products, and
• cable edge products.

Video production products are used to support video editing, post-production and finishing. Server systems are used to assemble and play out one or more channel systems. Video processing products are used by media companies, broadcasters, telcos, satellite operators, cable operators, and OTT operators to acquire and use different types and sources of video signals. Cable edge products are used by cable operators to deliver customized broadcast or on-demand and data services to their subscribers.{{cite book|title=2012 10-K|publisher=Harmonic, Inc.|pages=9–11}}

The company supplies cable television headend or hub devices that receive digital video or data from the operator network, re-packetizes the video or data into an MPEG transport stream, then digitally modulates the MPEG transport stream onto a downstream RF channel using quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).{{cite book|last=Alvear|first=Jose|title=IPTV Market Leader Report by Vendor and Service Provider Tier|year=2012|publisher=Multimedia Research Group|page=27}}

Harmonic sells its products to cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media companies.

In 2012, United States customers included Cablevision Systems, CenturyLink, Charter Communications, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, DirecTV, EchoStar Holding, TRC Integration, Time Warner Cable, and Turner Broadcasting.

Customers outside the United States include Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Satellite TV, Capella Telecommunications, Globecast, Huawei Technologies, Klonex – VCS, Netorium, Rogers Communications, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Virgin Media, and Ziggo.{{cite book|title=2012 10-K|publisher=Harmonic, Inc.|page=11}}

Harmonic’s video infrastructure competitors include vertically integrated system suppliers, such as Motorola, Cisco Systems, and, in certain product lines, a number of smaller companies, including Envivio, RGB Networks (now Imagine Communications), Elemental Technologies and Appear TV and ATEME. In production and playout products, competitors include Harris (now Imagine Communications), Grass Valley, Miranda and Avid Technology. In edge devices, competitors include Motorola Mobility (acquired by Google in 2012), Cisco Systems, and Arris International. In late July 2017, Harmonic completed the acquisition of Thomson Video Networks that used to be one of its leading competitors in Europe and APAC.

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