BigBand Networks, Inc. develops, markets, and sells network-
based platforms in the United States and internationally.
The companys network-based platforms enable cable operators
and telecommunications companies to offer video services
across coaxial, fiber, and copper networks. Its digital
simulcast product application enables service providers to
create a digital version of analog inputs, and deliver
analog and digital video streams to subscribers. The company
also offers BigBand Broadband Multimedia-Service Router, a
platform that is used for the real-time processing and
switching of video; BigBand Broadband Edge QAM, which
converts digital video and data streams into quadrature
amplitude modulated RF carriers that transport video and
data across cable networks to subscriber set top boxes and
cable modems; BigBand Media Services Platform, a chassis-
based platform that enables service providers to offer
personalized video applications; and Converged Video
Exchange, a control plane solution designed to manage
various numbers of video sessions, while optimizing network
bandwidth utilization. In addition, it offers switched
digital video solutions that enable service providers to
transmit video channels to subscribers only when the
subscribers in a service group are in the process of
watching those channels; and broadcast video solutions,
which enable digital media processing and transport
technologies for service providers. Further, the company
provides an alternative solution to deliver IP video
services to home computers, IP set top boxes, and other IP
consumer devices. BigBand Networks, Inc. sells its
products in the United States and Canada primarily through
its direct sales force; and internationally through a
combination of direct sales to service providers and sales
through independent resellers. BigBand Networks company was
founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City,
California.