Boxborough, MA – May 22, 2007 – Artel Video Systems, a leading provider of video over fiber optics transport, announces general availability of the DL4000 Video Transport System.

The DL4000 is a new generation universal video over fiber optics transport system designed specifically for backhaul and contribution applications. A compact, rugged, modular chassis, the DL4000 combines the space efficiency of a 1RU chassis with the flexibility of multi-module systems. The platform features four hot-swappable function modules and dual hot-swappable power supplies in a single rack unit of space.  The initial product release includes the DL4000 chassis, AC and DC power supplies, a Multi-Function, Multi-Rate Digital Video Transport Module, a 270Mb/s Digital Video Transport Module, WDM, and CWDM optical multiplexers.  For more information about the DL4000 products, visit www.artel.com.

“We are excited to be in full production of the new platform, as are the customers who helped us make critical design decisions.  We are getting enthusiastic reactions from all our major customers about the space efficient, rugged, flexible design of DL4000,” said Richard Dellacanonica, President of Artel. “Our design engineers have been leveraging the accumulated knowledge gathered from the successful DigiLink and DV6000 platforms to develop additional function modules.”

Artel Video Systems

Artel Video Systems develops, manufactures, and markets high performance broadcast quality video transport hardware.  For over 25 years video service providers, telecommunication companies, cable TV operators and broadcasters have deployed Artel products in their most critical video transport applications.