IBC: Arqiva Selects T-VIPS' DTT Monitor

Is using the monitor in the U.K.'s DVB-T2 Freeview HD network

By George Winslow -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/29/2012 7:01:37 PM

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Arqiva, which is the transmission provider for all terrestrial TV in the UK, has chosen T-VIPS' TNS547 DTT Monitor for use at key transmitter sites in Freeview's HD, DVB-T2 digital terrestrial network in the UK.

Peter Heslop, director of DSO Program at Arqiva noted in a statement that transmitting HD video over the DVB-T2 Freeview network "has been a resounding success" and that "T-VIPS has been an instrumental part of the project," providing "best of breed solutions."

The TNS547 is designed to ensure the delivery of high-quality video content by simplifying the monitoring and analysis of DVB-T2 transport streams and services throughout a terrestrial network.

The T-VIPS TNS547 solution is one of a number of products that T-VIPS will be demonstrating at IBC.

These include its recently announced Connect5 a video-centric solution for managed networks, which is billed by a company as a providing an easier way to monitor and control multiple video network infrastructures. Connect5 will ship in the fourth quarter of 2012.