80 Saturday 08.09.2012 theibcdaily SE deploys VB probes
Bridge Technologies By Ian McMurray
Danish energy and utility company SE is using an end- to-end monitoring and analysis system from Bridge
Technologies to ensure the integrity of its IPTV and VoD services. According to Bridge, SE is reaping rich rewards as subscriber growth far outstrips the performance of other operators in the sector.
SE is Denmark’s third
largest energy and utility company, and is also a major partner in Denmark’s WAOO! project, a collaboration between 13 independent fiber optic networks designed to facilitate high quality IPTV
and VOD services to subscribers. WAOO! negotiates
distribution rights, runs the IPTV middleware, hosts and delivers content, and markets the video services nationally. With the headend, transit and encryption stages of the delivery chain operated by other WAOO! partners, the Bridge Technologies system
deployed by SE is said to be critical in ensuring that all services meet quality standards at the handover point. SE uses a combination of Bridge Technologies VB120, VB220 and VB330 probes at all stages of the chain to provide instant diagnosis and analysis of any errors in the stream. SE deploys Bridge
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Technologies’ miniaturised user-installable microVB set top box probe to provide accurate continuous monitoring from the customer premises. By using the microVB, Bridge says that SE achieves quicker resolution of problems reported by subscribers, and makes considerable savings on costly site visits by engineers. 1.A30
Major
milestone achieved
Encompass Digital Media
By Ian McMurray
What the company describes as a major broadcast milestone has been reached by Encompass Digital Media Asia with the origination and transmission of 100 channels from its Singapore facility.
This accomplishment comes just 18 months after the acquisition of the Singapore facility by Encompass and highlights, says the company, the success of the company’s aggressive growth initiatives.
“This achievement is
extremely meaningful to the company and is representative of the rapid expansion in the media and
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telecommunications sectors in the Asia Pacific region,” said Bill Tillson, president and chief operating officer for Encompass. “With substantial capacity available at this facility, we look to continue to grow our client base and enhance our service offerings,” Tillson continued. 5.C19