Advanced Television

Test & Monitor

Video Quality Monitor adds new features

Video Quality Monitor (VQM) is a precise and the flexible solution to measure and monitor the video quality perceived by end-users. VQM produces perceived video quality scores expressed on a MOS (Mean Opinion Score) scale. VQM’s perceived video quality metrics are dedicated to MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/AVC (H.264) video encoding formats. These video quality metrics have […]

February 9, 2012

Conax contributes to Orion Express sub growth

Subscriber figures from Russian satellite TV provider Orion Express’ DTH providers show very impressive results attributed to aggressive marketing and deployment of a content security solution from Conax deployed in 2011. The contract with Conax included providing security for Telekarta and for Vostok (Orient Express) in a simulcrypt contract with an existing security provider. Konstantin […]

February 8, 2012

GO selects Agama for IPTV quality assurance

Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has announced that GO, Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, has selected a complete Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for its IPTV ecosystem. The deployed solution will be integrated into existing support tools and processes across the organisation to ensure delivery of high-quality video services to all ‘GO interactive tv’ subscribers. […]

February 8, 2012

GO selects Agama for end-to-end IPTV quality assurance

Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has announced that GO, Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, has selected a complete Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for its IPTV ecosystem. The deployed solution will be integrated into existing support tools and processes across the organisation to ensure delivery of high-quality video services to all ‘GO interactive tv’ subscribers. […]

February 8, 2012

Apple iTV on test in Canada

Two Canadian network operators, Rogers and Bell, are reported to be testing out Apple iTV in their labs. The Globe and Mail says of Apple: “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.” The paper is also claiming that iTV will have SIri voice-recognition onboard to “help viewers make […]

February 7, 2012

BT trials FTTP on demand

BT has held successful trials of “FTTP on demand” in St Agnes, Cornwall. This solution allows additional fibre to be run on demand to a home or business in a Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) enabled area, providing the customer with ultra-fast Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband. Previously, FTTP speeds weren’t possible in FTTC […]

February 3, 2012

DVB-T2 signal analyser from TeamCast

TeamCast, a specialist in digital modulation technologies for DTT, Wireless Transmissions and Satellite Applications, has unveiled Odyssey – a test and measurement tool for laboratory that analyses and qualifies DVB-T2 RF signals. DVB-T2 is the second generation of a digital television, using the latest modulation and coding techniques to deliver superior performance and improved payload […]

February 1, 2012

VeEX adds mini OTDR to complement Transmission and Ethernet Tester portfolio

VeEX, a global expert in Telecom and CATV test solutions, today announced the introduction of the FX300 mini OTDR series, a product optimised for today’s optical fiber networks. Featuring optical performance that rivals larger traditional and more expensive OTDRs, the unit offers impressive measurement capabilities to troubleshoot and verify optical fibers used in FTTx, metro […]

January 31, 2012

BT and Everything Everywhere extend 4G trial

BT and Everything Everywhere are to extend their 4G LTE trial in Cornwall after Ofcom agreed to renew their licence until June 2012. The two companies said that the licence extension granted by Ofcom “will be beneficial to the rollout of any potential subsequent commercial service”. The companies say the trial has so far successfully […]

January 26, 2012

Multi-Choice TV selects Conax

Conax, the global security specialist, has revealed that Multi-Choice TV of Barbados has chosen content protection partner Conax to secure their roll out of digital TV Services. In addition to the new Multi-Choice TV contract, Conax has secured 2 new contracts in the region in the last few months, further establishing the solutions provider’s security […]

January 26, 2012