(Oslo, Norway, June 22, 2009)

Bridge Technologies today announced that Budapest-based HFC Technics has become a distributor of the VideoBRIDGE series of IP Probes for IPTV monitoring. HFC Technics will supply VideoBRIDGE’s award-winning technology to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators throughout Hungary, providing the most advanced end-to-end monitoring solution available in the industry.

“HFC Technics has grown rapidly since its inception in 2000 by selecting and providing the highest quality products and services,” said Attila Pester, CSO, HFC Technics Ltd. “Our partnership with Bridge Technologies gives us the ability to deliver the leading end-to-end monitoring solution for IPTV operators. The VideoBRIDGE range of probes gives the total, system-wide assurance that operators need for business growth, allowing them to anticipate, track, and fix problems — often before the subscriber’s service is affected.”

The award-winning VideoBRIDGE series of probes are innovative industrial platforms for the converging services employing stream-based IP packets. Compatible with all major stream-based industrial standards such as MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and DVB/ATSC - ETSI TR 101 290, the VideoBRIDGE series offers a complete end-to-end system for the continuous quality assurance of a network. With full support of the RFC4445 standards proposal and the innovative MEDIAWINDOW™ (patented), the VideoBRIDGE series is at the forefront of IPTV measurement and monitoring technologies.

“The range of service provided by HFC Technics means the company is ideally placed to offer the best-integrated strategic solutions to existing and new providers of cable and IPTV services,” said Philip Burnham, sales director, Bridge Technologies. “HFC Technics has a strong commitment to the quality and reliability necessary for cable and IPTV companies to build their subscriber base and develop their market.”

About HFC Technics Ltd.
HFC Technics Ltd. was founded in 2000 by engineers and management with more than 10 year-long professional experience in the Hungarian broadcast television industry. Since the company’s foundation, HFC Technics has experienced strong and steady growth and established itself as Hungary’s leading system integrator in the cable marketplace, delivering products and services to the largest national cable television operators and local small to medium sized operators.

HFC Technics’ services and product range has similarly expanded, and today includes the full analog and digital television eco-system. HFC Technics offering includes professional DBV head ends, CMTSs, last subscriber outlets, and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The company supplies and implements SMATV systems, delivers industrial VSAT outdoor elements, and manufactures additional mechanical components. Numerous public aerial systems, outdoor systems, broadband, and interactive IP (DOCSIS) networks have also been deployed. HFC Technics offers consultancy services; our engineers are available for network parameter calculations and design.