Bosnian Triple Play Provider BH Telecom Selects Envivio IPTV Headend Solution Integrated by Smart Com for New IPTV Service

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BH Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has begun the rollout of its new “Moja TV” IPTV service using a complete IPTV headend from Envivio. Built by systems integrator and middleware vendor Smart Com, the deployment enables BH Telecom to offer a full suite of live and on-demand channels complete with electronic program guide, PVR and other interactive features to its more than 2 million subscribers.

The Envivio IPTV headend includes the 4Caster C4 high quality, three screens encoder/transcoder paired with 4Stream IP Gateways and comprehensive monitoring and redundancy protection from the 4Manager management system. It provides an efficient, all-digital, IP-based signal flow that can directly ingest channels from any source and deliver the highest quality video at low bit rates that enable the service to optimize its reach and channel count.

Smart Com provided complete integration services for the BH Telecom installation, including BeeSmart middleware to enable converged multimedia services such as electronic program guides, video on demand, web browsing and mail.

Nedim Dzaferovic, Deputy Director ID BH Line, said, “We identified two primary factors that we believe will contribute to subscriber interest in Moja TV, variety of content and quality of experience. The well-managed, redundant headend from Envivio provides the reliability and video quality subscribers expect from us, at bit rates that ensure we can extend our reach to the most subscribers possible. Smart Com’s expertise enabled the entire project to be completed efficiently while delivering a world-class feature set to provide subscribers with control over their viewing.”

4Caster C4 from Envivio combines the performance of the latest generation Intel multi-core processors with advanced video compression codecs developed by Envivio. A flexible software architecture allows Envivio to make continual quality enhancements and feature additions. The high availability IPTV platform delivers 99.999% uptime and unshakeable performance with fully redundant signal routing and power management. Fault tolerance throughout the headend is increased by redundant components administered via the Envivio 4Manager headend management system which provides automatic 1+1 or N+1 redundancy protection and high level service supervision. The 4Caster C4 encoder/transcoder can be extended to support distribution to mobile and broadband devices.

About Smart Com

Smart Com is an acknowledged solution provider for TV service operators and hospitality market. Starting as a system integrator in 1990, Smart Com was involved in several projects as a strategic partner in planning and implementation of telecommunication solutions. Reliable partnerships, proven solutions and professional services placed Smart Com among key players in the region. Over the years they developed into a worldwide interactive TV solution provider. One of the key advantages for Smart Com’s partners and customers is a telco-grade, production ready interactive TV application BeeSmart, which effectively converges TV, phone and internet services on a single platform. Smart Com’s vision is focused at providing service operators with new means of generating additional revenue and delivering the best TV experience to their subscribers.

About Envivio Inc.

Envivio Inc. is a leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions for operators and broadcasters. Envivio is the only company to offer convergence solutions supporting the “Three Screens” of consumer video – TVs, PCs and mobile phones – making IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device from mobile to HD. Service providers worldwide use Envivio solutions to reduce their operational costs while offering subscribers the most compelling and highest quality video services anytime and anywhere. Visit www.envivio.com for more information.

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