STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has been selected for the Auckland metro network by broadcast and telecommunications company Kordia in New Zealand.
Kordia is a leading broadcast and telecommunications company in New Zealand and a Net Insight customer since 2006. Recently Kordia selected Net Insight and their Nimbra 680 platform for the Auckland Metro network. Already in operation, this expansion phase covers new network sites in Auckland and Wellington.
The existing contribution network will also be used in September this year to provide live sports video content to Kordia’s customers all over the world.
Techtel, Net Insight’s premium partner for Australia and New Zealand was instrumental in securing this order. Techtel completed commissioning and training onsite at Kordia earlier this year.
Company Will Showcase Innovative Products and Expertise
on Over-The-Top, CDNs, Remote workflows, Live events and Contribution/Distribution Networks
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – At IBC 2011, Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, will demonstrate its unique abilities to transport high quality content with unmatched Quality of Service (QoS) and discuss the latest trends transforming the world of video transport.
The company will showcase the following new products:
• New Products for Access
The company will launch new products for contribution and distribution network access. These products will extend the reach of the Nimbra platform further out in the media networks through a cost-effective, high-performance access solution for multi-services, delivered with an advanced Ethernet feature set.
The company is also launching enhanced audio and video support by providing a new SDI board and MADI access functionality to the more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has received a contribution network order from Sydney Teleport Services in Australia for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand this fall.
Sydney Teleport Services is a leading provider of broadcast and television services for domestic and international broadcasters in Australia. The new contribution network will be based on Net Insight’s Nimbra platform including IP trunks and will transport compressed video signals between Auckland and Sydney, from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand during September and October. In Sydney the signals will be handed over to other parties.
The order was received in partnership with Techtel, Net Insight’s premium partner for Australia and New Zealand.
“Sydney Teleport Services is a new customer to Net Insight and they have selected our Nimbra platform to support this mission-critical more
Red Herring recognizes Edgeware’s strong potential
based on its financial performance and unique distributed video delivery solutions
STOCKHOLM, June, 15, 2011 - Edgeware, the technology leader in distributed video delivery, today announces it has been selected as a winner of the 2011 Red Herring Europe Top 100 award. Red Herring recognized Edgeware’s strong financial performance and unique distributed approach for video delivery. Timely to the explosion of demand for high-quality video entertainment delivery on multiple devices, Edgeware’s solution allows operators to quickly and easily implement, manage, control and monetize video content across their network.
Edgeware’s purpose-built appliances are capable of being deployed deep in the network, close to the subscriber. As a result, Edgeware delivers the highest degree of scalability and quality of experience (QoE) in the industry, in an extremely cost-effective fashion. This approach has the added benefit of forming the basis of an more
New media contribution network to be based on the Nimbra platform
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announces a media contribution network order based on the Nimbra platform for the FINA World Championships 2011 from Shanghai Telecom.
Shanghai Telecom, a new customer of Net Insight, is a branch office of China Telecom, the state-owned telecom operator in China. Shanghai Telecom will build a media contribution network for the live swimming event FINA World Championships 2011 taking place in Shanghai in July 2011. The contribution network will link from the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) to satellite earth stations.
Net Insight’s Nimbra platform was chosen for its flexibility and the network topology adaptability that simplifies network planning and allows step-by-step build-out resulting in higher resource utilization.
The order was received in partnership with one of Net Insight’s more
New Vice President of Sales, Americas to expand company’s position for continued success in distributed video delivery networks
STOCKHOLM, June 13, 2011 - Edgeware, the technology leader in distributed video delivery, today announced the expansion of its executive team naming Sean Rooney vice president of sales Americas. The expansion enables Edgeware to further meet the growing demand for high-quality video entertainment delivery to multiple devices.
With over 22 years of broadband industry experience, Rooney will oversee sales organization and operations in North and South America, expanding Edgeware’s work in delivering solutions that allow operators to quickly and easily implement, manage, control and monetize video services by offering services such as VOD, nPVR, timeshift TV and multiscreen services to any device across any type of network.
“Sean’s expertise and industry knowledge is an important addition to continue Edgeware’s success in helping operators meet the significant increase in demand more
May 31, 2011 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids Digital Rapids will be showcasing the new 2.0 version of the award-winning TouchStream portable encoding and live streaming appliance at the upcoming InfoComm 2011 exhibition. The version 2.0 update adds support for the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder management software, enabling comprehensive remote monitoring, management and control of multiple TouchStream units from a centralized location. Additional new features in the TouchStream 2.0 upgrade include enhancements to HTTP Live Streaming for Apple(r) iPhone(r) and iPad(tm) devices and improved Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Smooth Streaming capabilities. more
Superior Video Quality and Flexible Handset Support Help LIME Mobile TV Innovate and Impress
South San Francisco, CA – May 24, 2011 – Envivio, a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, announced that its 4Caster™ C4 multi-profile video encoders are delivering the entire lineup of premium TV channels for LIME’s new Mobile TV service in Jamaica. LIME is the first mobile carrier to offer mobile TV service in the Caribbean.
In building out the infrastructure to support the delivery of its Mobile TV service, LIME selected Envivio’s encoders to consistently provide high quality video and audio service on a conditional access system. Also working in Envivio’s favour was the fact that the 4Caster C4 encoders were compatible with LIME’s selection of handsets, which were specifically more
SKY WEB, INC management announced today a transaction making it a part of New Jersey based Distinct Holdings, the parent company to Diversified Systems and Diversified Media Group. Terms of the deal were kept confidential.
SKY WEB provides digital satellite television services to thousands of businesses in North America. Acknowledged leaders in the industry, the company has designed and built network infrastructure for the enterprise, broadcast and other vertical markets since 1997.
The Diversified companies bring years of broadcast and IP engineering experience to SKY WEB and will allow the company to add technical services, network operations and superior customer care to new and existing clients in North America and other markets.
Greg Frasca, President of SKY WEB said of the deal, “I couldn’t be more pleased with the results of the deal. Diversified is the perfect fit to combine more
April 13, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, movie and Web content to wider audiences — is providing the encoding capabilities powering live and on-demand video of the 2011 NAB Show on the official show website, www.nabshow.com. Expanding upon the on-demand content featured on the site during previous events, the NAB Show is for the first time featuring official daily webcasts, live from the show floor. The automated, high-performance Digital Rapids Transcode Manager software is being used in the production of on-demand content for the third consecutive year, while the TouchStream portable live streaming appliance is being used for encoding and streaming of the live webcasts. more
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