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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Harmonic Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated April 28, 2000 (May 3, 2000 as to
Note 1), on the consolidated statements of net investment of the DiviCom
Business, (an operating unit of C-Cube Microsystems Inc.), as of December 31,
1998 and December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated income statements,
statements of changes in net investment and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999, appearing in the Current Report on
Form 8-K of Harmonic Inc. dated on or about March 14, 2002. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Form S-3.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Jose, California
March 14, 2002


