Synamedia this week announced its partnership with the fifth largest multi-system operator in India, Fastway Transmissions.
Fastway is the first provider in India to go live with Synamedia’s Converged Headend solution. The deployment will allow Fastway to bring together its video service and IP workflows to deliver a broadcast-quality viewing experience on any screen for its millions of subscribers, managed through Synamedia Video Network Service Manager.
The Synamedia Converged Headend solution will simplify and optimize Fastway’s video workflows, resulting in cost and operational efficiencies while allowing Fastway to increase the volume of content it delivers over its existing networks. Converged Headend features the industry’s broadest functionality in a single solution including: acquisition and multiplexing, encoding, transcoding, ad insertion, packaging, content protection, origin services and reliable IP transport.
Fastway is one of the first large operators in India to transition to a software-centric video processing platform. The Converged Headend solution will be deployed on premise and is designed to be easily extended to the cloud, or a hybrid environment in the future.
Fastway will use Synamedia virtualized Digital Content Manager (vDCM) to boost the monetization of its content investments and accelerate the trial and launch of new channels and services in the future. The operator already uses Synamedia solutions for broadcast, security, IP delivery and STB software.
Prem Ojha, CEO at Fastway Transmissions Group
Deploying a Converged Headend Solution is an important technology investment as we set out our ambitious plans for new services and subscriber growth.
Sue Couto, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Latin America
With Converged Headend, Fastway will benefit from a single workflow for both cable and IP streams , making it possible to quickly adapt to local market needs with new services.
