Neotel has announced the launch of South Africa’s fibre video network solution, Video
Connect, which was introduced to the market last year to test its performance and
usability. This video broadcast network is designed to revolutionise connectivity and
accessibility to key media hotspots globally.
Says Abid Qadiri, chief of Business Solutions and Excellence at Neotel: “We are very
excited to launch a service that expedites the transmission of broadcast feeds from
source location to a single or multiple broadcasters simultaneously. Video Connect
offers significant value for broadcasters. For instance, with the reliability of Neotel
and Tata’s global fibre network, we are able to offer broadcasters a high quality and
secure line to deliver major live events on an international scale removing the cost of
uncertainty characterised by satellite.
“This innovative video network solution shows our commitment to supporting South
Africa’s growth by offering a globally competitive video network solution that uses
less equipment to improve the productivity of content owners and broadcasters.’
Neotel’s Video Connect offers a dedicated, fully managed video transmission service
with a round the clock monitoring of link, equipment and circuit performance to
eliminate the operational complexity of managing multiple vendors for network,
infrastructure, maintenance and the general logistics associated with broadcast
transmission.
“Our access to all five undersea cables available in South Africa and our partnership
with TATA Communications will ensure customers of reliability, redundancy and
security. This means that our customers are highly unlikely to experience downtime
since traffic can be moved from one cable to another in case of any cable failure,’
concludes Qadiri.
