Exterity

IPTV performance, reliability and scalability

Since 2001, Exterity has been designing, developing and manufacturing technically innovative products that deliver networked video over IP to some of the leading organisations across the globe. These organisations choose Exterity because they want the best and because they demand excellence.

Exterity products enable distribution of HD quality TV and video over enterprise IP networks to an unlimited number of end points. With centralised management, configuration and control, Exterity solutions support large volumes of content and receiving devices without compromising system performance or availability.

About Exterity Headquartered in Scotland, United Kingdom, the company extends its global reach through offices in Dubai, Atlanta, London, Paris, Munich, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. Localised knowledge and expertise is enhanced through the Exterity Stream Force programme of credible, technically innovative partners, plus an extensive network of in-country resellers and distributors.

Media organisations repeatedly select Exterity IPTV solutions because they are widely recognised as the best overall systems for performance, reliability and scalability available in the market today. Exterity products are particularly strong at offering flexibility, enabling media companies to easily add and remove channels and users, coupled with comprehensive monitoring applications to let administrators know what is happening if a channel or a satellite feed has been affected. Exterity is the first video VOIP vendor to meet exacting digital content protection protocols by embedding HDCPv2 into Avedia headend and receivers. As the only content protection technology to secure the complete video path across an IP network, from HDCP video source to HDCP end point, any organisation wishing to show HDCP protected content can confidently do so, safe in the knowledge that their Exterity system is truly secure and compliant with HDCP. Broadcasters such as Etisalat, beIN Sport, Oman TV, BBC, Sky and Bloomberg have selected Exterity systems to distribute content over their IP network.

Products

Create: Exterity AvediaStream

TVgateways take terrestrial, cable or satellite video and audio, and makes it available over an IP network as content streams of any definition.

AvediaStream Encoders are added to deliver channels from fixed video sources such as Blu Ray players, DVD or digital video capture devices. Control: AvediaServer, the multi-user IPTV management system, allows full control of what content is available, where it can be seen and by whom. Play: Content is delivered to any screen using AvediaPlayer Receivers, or to the enterprise desktop via Artio PC and MAC content clients.

AvediaStream TVgateways AvediaStream TVgateways capture live digital and radio from any terrestrial, satellite or cable source and streams it directly across an IP network. Using SAP announcements, TVgateways build channel lists and TVgateways supply multiple channels at any resolution from a single blade, delivering lower cost and power consumption per channel. Multicast and Unicast options enable easier channel creation and delivery from a single device and, due to the flexibility of IP networks, reduces the overall cost of distributing multiple channels into an organisation. IPTV system management through AvediaServer lets network administrators simultaneously manage multiple broadcast streams and devices.

C1110 Chassis with Encoder and TVgateway blades installed.

AvediaStream Encoders Exterity Encoders stream live and prerecorded video and audio over an existing IP network and seamlessly integrate with any Exterity IPTV solution or industry standard IPTV equipment. Offering variable bit rate encoding, multiple input and connection points, there is an AvediaStream Encoder suitable to handle every resolution, AV source or format option for any IPTV installation.

The Exterity Encoder range contains eight 3G, SD and HD Encoders each with its own audio, video and encoding capabilities.

AvediaStream Encoders create a single MPEG channel from the output of various video devices. These include video cameras, DVD/Blu-ray players, digital signage systems, personal computers or set-top boxes delivering premium TV channels.

AvediaStream Chassis Exterity AvediaStream TVgateway, Encoder and Transcoder blades must be installed in an AvediaStream Chassis. Designed to meet a number of organisational and budget requirements, AvediaStream chassis are all hot swap enabled, allowing removal and replacement of AvediaStream blades without the need to power down the whole unit, saving time and avoiding disruption to other blades operating in the same environment.

AvediaPlayer Receivers Exterity AvediaPlayer Receivers are compact HD ready set-top boxes automatically provisioned to connect any screen to an existing IP network, enabling the receipt of live or recorded content. With centralised administrator control from the multi-service AvediaServer, AvediaPlayer Receivers, uniquely Power Over Ethernet (PoE) capable, are easy to install with intuitive and customisable user interfaces.

Exterity Receivers can display content as a video wall. Each individual screen requires direct connection to a dedicated Receiver, resulting in no limit to the number of screens used or formation of the video wall.

AvediaServer An enterprise-class platform, AvediaServer offers peerless levels of functionality, total system customisation and flexibility.

The unique structure of AvediaServer, combining a choice of three platform and software options, including a virtual machine option, creates the most adaptable AvediaServer to yet. A variety of hardware and software options means there is a suitable AvediaServer for all sizes of IPTV installations, ranging from smaller schools and hotels to large multinational corporate environments.

AvediaServer enables system administrators to edit assets, create schedules of content and Video on Demand (VOD) libraries, it includes a channel monitor and content import, export and back-up functionality.

User Interface for AvediaServer.

Multiview product.

AvediaServer now includes new enterprise middleware to manage end point presentation and interface experiences. Exterity customers use Artio to customise the design and brand of multiple portals and channel viewing options to meet their own unique requirements.

Artio Portal Artio Portal provides IPTV system administrators the tools to improve the power and flexibility of enterprise IPTV middleware for organisations across a range of industry sectors. Artio facilitates the creation and management of customised TV, VoD, radio and interactive pages - tailored for individuals or groups of viewers with a consistent user interface across multiple client devices, providing flexibility for user engagement to go far beyond what was previously possible in the enterprise IPTV space.

Artio Portal enables organisations to provide specific User Interfaces for different groups of users, enabling them to fully unlock the possibilities of enterprise IPTV. Artio helps administrators’ manage the design and brand of the end user experience through an intuitive drag and drop interface and basic design template options, rather than the laborious process of creating them from scratch. Facilitating easy add or edit, schedule a sequence of actions, trigger recordings and inject promotions or messages to create separate content streams for different audiences.

Artio Desktop Player Artio Desktop is a media player that instantly gives PCs and Macs access to TV and video content with a mouse click. Artio Desktop supports live TV, Video on Demand and provides a comprehensive EPG.

Artio Mulitview With Artio Multiview, a flexible mosaic of multiple video streams can be viewed on one screen, letting system administrators and end users see the whole content picture at once. Multiview incorporates all the viewing features of the Artio desktop player with simple user access via Windows PC browser. Multiview is provisioned and centrally controlled through the AvediaServer.

UAE contact

Dubai Internet City, Building EIB 5 (EMC), Office 610 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 444 70 604

UK contact

Ridge Way, Hillend Industrial Park, Dalgety Bay, Fife KY11 9JD Tel: +44 1383 828250

Email: info@exterity.com Website: www.exterity.com