Harmonic Sees Ultra HD and HDR Adoption as ‘Finally Arriving,’ CEO Says

Harmonic is “finally seeing real signs of life" for Ultra HD and high-dynamic-range “channel deployments” among major pay-TV providers, CEO Patrick Harshman said on an earnings call. “Although coming slower than we had originally anticipated, a maturing ecosystem, new channel launches and growing television sales and consumer interest and continuous innovation in video quality and bandwidth efficiencies are all now coming together, giving us confidence the global trend of Ultra HD and HDR adoption is finally arriving,” he said Wednesday. “Despite the late arrival of 4K, Harmonic continues to invest in enabling R&D and ecosystem integration work, and consequently we are well positioned to take advantage of the 4K wave.”