Optibase announce deployment in Germany

Optibase, a leader in video streaming solutions, have announced the successful deployment of their multi-channel TV streaming platform, MGW 2000, by Euro 3, a German broadcasting company.
Euro 3’s head-ends are dispersed throughout the Linzgau area. Some are nearly 80kms apart, while others are partially obstructed by lake Konstanz.
Prior to deploying Optibase’s MGW 2000, Euro 3 used costly leased telecom lines that did not provide high quality video and audio and did not offer the possibility of linking the local head-ends to the main studio.
By utilising a microwave link, Euro 3 are able to deliver better quality video that uses less bandwidth, and is able to use the excessive bandwidth for additional services.
Content is fed into an Optibase MGW 2000 streaming platform, which encodes the video in MPEG-2 format at six Mbps.
MGW 2000 then streams the content over the 34 Mbps microwave link, leaving 28 Mbps free for other services. Optibase’s VideoPlex decoders, located in each of the head-ends, decode the streams.
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