Leading Brazilian Broadcaster RMT Upgrades TV Stations' Distribution Networks Based on Scopus Solutions
10 December 2008 - 12:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Infrastructure Lowers Bandwidth Costs and Raises Quality of
Service for TV Centro America and TV Morena TEL AVIV, Israel,
December 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scopus Video Networks
(NASDAQ:SCOP) today announced that leading Brazilian broadcasting
company RMT has chosen Scopus digital networking solutions to
upgrade the video distribution networks for two regional RMT
television stations, TV Centro America and TV Morena. The
combination of Scopus encoding, multiplexing, DVB S2 channel
coding, and network management equipment has helped RMT
significantly reduce its bandwidth costs and raise its
quality-of-service levels for viewers throughout two large
Brazilian states. "With the Scopus solutions and their support of
the DVB S2 standard, we've been able to reduce our bandwidth costs
by 30 percent - in fact, we expect to see a complete return on our
investment in 18 months," said Luis Botello, RMT's engineering
director. "We've also seen significant improvements in service
quality, and Scopus' ability to provide a reliable, turnkey
solution with access to local support puts it head and shoulders
above other vendors." TV Centro America broadcasts to 120 cities in
Mato Grosso state and TV Morena broadcasts to 100 cities in Mato
Grosso do Sul state. Both stations are regional affiliates of TV
Globo, Brazil's largest television network. Prior to installing the
Scopus equipment, the stations' satellite distribution system was
based on leased equipment that had become outdated and could no
longer meet RMT's standards for reliability and quality of service.
After evaluating multiple vendors, RMT chose a combination of
equipment from Scopus, installing UE-9000 encoders, the IVG 7304
Intelligent Video Gateway, IRD-2900 integrated receiver decoders,
and the NMS 4000 centralized network management system. The Scopus
solutions form the basis for a new transmission infrastructure that
enables RMT to leverage the lower cost and reliability of content
delivery over an IP network. Content is delivered via IP from TV
Globo to TV Centro America's operations center in Cuiaba and TV
Morena's center in Campo Grande. The video feeds (four channels for
TV Centro America and three for TV Moreno) are received and decoded
by the IRD-2900 integrated receiver decoders and then multiplexed
for insertion of local content by the IVG 7304. The UE-9000
provides local content encoding for distribution to viewers' homes.
The Scopus NMS 4000 provides a centralized, holistic view of each
network to simplify troubleshooting and help RMT maintain
consistent, high-quality transmissions. "RMT's selection of Scopus
solutions for its headend operations in Cuiaba and Campo Grande is
a real validation of the value we can bring to broadcasting
networks - and it reinforces our commitment to the Latin American
marketplace," said Shimon Shanor, Scopus' vice president of sales
and marketing. "We're pleased that we were able to play such a
significant role in RMT's upgrade to a more cost-effective, higher
quality, and more reliable networking infrastructure." About RMT
Rede Matogrossense de Televisao (RMT) is a Brazilian broadcasting
company that operates two regional stations: TV Morena, which
commenced broadcasting on Channel 6 in 1965 serving Mato Grosso do
Sul state, and TV Centro America, serving Mato Grosso state on
Channel 4 since 1969. In 1976, RMT became an affiliate of Brazil's
largest network, TV Globo, broadcasting network content in addition
to offering a wide range of local programs including news, sports,
variety shows, and country attractions. RMT began satellite
operations in 1997 with a 75 percent market share in the region.
For more information, visit http://www.tvca.com.br/ or
http://www.tvmorena.com.br/. About Scopus Video Networks Scopus
Video Networks (NASDAQ:SCOP) develops, markets, and supports
digital video networking solutions that enable network operators to
offer advanced video services to their subscribers. Scopus
solutions support digital television, HDTV, live event coverage,
and content distribution. Scopus' comprehensive digital video
networking solutions offer intelligent video gateways, encoders,
decoders, and network management platforms. The company's solutions
are designed to allow network operators to increase service
revenues, improve customer retention, and minimize capital and
operating expenses. Scopus customers include satellite, cable, and
terrestrial operators; broadcasters; and telecom service providers.
Scopus solutions are used by hundreds of network operators
worldwide. More information is available at http://www.scopus.net/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning
Scopus marketing and operations plans. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this
press release are made based on management's current expectations
and estimates, which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors
that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed
in forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks
related to the evolving market for digital video in general and the
infancy of the video-over-IP in particular and the ability to
successfully deploy products, general economic conditions and other
risk factors. Scopus does not undertake any obligation to update
forward-looking statements made herein. PR Agency Contact: Scopus
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