Harmonic Extends Hybrid Streaming Leadership with AI and Cloud Innovations

Enhancements Including MCP Connectivity, Intelligent Video Asset Orchestration and Red Hat OpenShift Deployment Transform Hybrid Video Streaming

Harmonic announced significant advances to its award-winning hybrid streaming solution that simplify video operations, minimize total cost of ownership and enable next-generation streaming across on-premises and cloud environments. Featuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard for AI applications connectivity, cloud-native deployment on Red Hat OpenShift and intelligent video asset orchestration, the Harmonic hybrid streaming solution unlocks new efficiencies for service providers.

“Harmonic is redefining how service providers manage streaming operations across on-premises and cloud environments with industry-first technology innovations,” said Mikel Darrigues, senior director of streaming solutions at Harmonic. “Our intelligent, flexible approach to video operations helps streaming service providers drive greater efficiency, lower costs and consistently deliver exceptional viewer experiences.”

MCP Connectivity Transforms Streaming Operations
Harmonic’s hybrid streaming solution features the industry’s first AI-agent connectivity platform purpose-built for video streaming operations. Featuring standardized MCP connectivity, centralized control and unified access to operational data, the solution enables service providers to integrate their own AI agents with Harmonic’s central management technology to build capabilities such as root cause analysis, self-healing, cost optimization and intelligent asset movement — transforming operations.

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Red Hat OpenShift Partnership Accelerates Cloud-Native Modernization
Harmonic’s VOS Media Software is a comprehensive video platform optimized for the Red Hat OpenShift platform, currently deployed with an industry-leading European service provider. The hybrid streaming solution leverages VOS software to support the entire video workflow. This is architected as containerized microservices that utilize OpenShift’s orchestration, advanced security and scaling capabilities. Harmonic’s hybrid streaming solution on OpenShift addresses both broadcast and OTT applications on a single unified platform, enabling service providers to quickly launch services including premium live streaming, time-shift TV, network DVR and targeted ad insertion.

Intelligent Asset Movement Orchestration Optimizes Streaming Costs
Harmonic’s hybrid streaming solution features intelligent, policy-driven orchestration of video content across hybrid infrastructure. The solution analyzes content access patterns and automatically moves VOD and network PVR assets across storage tiers based on demand, performance requirements and cost-optimization policies. By uniquely combining origin heat analysis with policy-driven asset migration, it enables service providers to simplify operations with centralized visibility, eliminate manual asset management and reduce storage costs.