The trial employed the TIMVision box in Adaptative Bit Rate (ABR) multicast mode, Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite, which provides internet services in Europe, and Broadpeak’s nanoCDN solution for content distribution.
Multicast functionality enables broadcasting and media companies to stream live events without needing to duplicate transmission flows.
According to the companies, this means that the same content can be distributed simultaneously between connected users without using additional network and transmission resources, as well as provide sufficient bandwidth for all other satellite services.
“The testing has shown that the benefits of multicast transmission in terms of quality and network resource savings,” – said Crescenzo Micheli, TIM’s head of technology and innovation, – “This means that live content can be streamed, even at 4K resolution, with the same quality as a fibre connection, without restrictions linked to the number of simultaneous viewers”.
“Satellite has clear potential to expand video streaming technology, especially in large areas with limited internet connectivity,” added Damien Sterkers, Director of Video Solutions Marketing at Broadpeak.
“Based on the multicast principle, it can completely offload the bursts of streaming traffic typically created by popular live broadcasts from the network and provide virtually unlimited quality to an unlimited number of users in the coverage area.”
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