Utah Air National Guard to Stream up to 248 Channels with Optibase IPTV Solution

16 February 2010

Optibase announced that the Utah Air National Guard will deploy an Optibase IPTV solution that streams up to 248 H.264 video channels, including feeds received from satellite, cable systems and cameras, to base employees, both on and off base.  

The IPTV solution enables real-time information-sharing and collaboration between Utah Air National Guard personnel in the field and those on base during emergency events, as well as for exercises and routine operations. It provides a secure means to distribute classified content, and serves as a robust, easy-to-access platform for training sessions and informational presentations. The system also allows employees to monitor news and satellite TV channels on their PC workstations.

The Optibase solution includes five multi-channel encoders, which together can stream up to 124 channels. Secondary stream functionality doubles streaming capacity to 248 streams at two different bit-rates. MGW platforms are integrated with the Cluster Manager, Optibase's professional management suite. The system offers full N+K redundancy and video matrix control capabilities, effectively eliminating single point-of-failure scenarios.

Optibase EZ TV System is an advanced application suite that manages and delivers all of the streamed channels to all PCs on-base and to PCs off base over the Internet. EZ TV provides user-configurable mosaic views of up to 16 channels on a single screen. Administrators can quickly create channel groups and distribute them to all users or selected user groups at the click of a button. User groups and access privileges can be easily defined based on existing Microsoft Active Directory groups. Installation of the browser-based EZ TV Player is automatically initiated at first entry for lowest deployment cost.

“Utah Air National Guard is responsible for providing the Air Force’s tactical airlift support, combat communications functions and aero medical evacuations, as well as for meeting the needs of the state of Utah in the event of natural disasters or civil disturbance. Optibase IPTV solution will ensure we maintain reliable systems for communicating essential information and collaborating with the field during emergency events,” said spokesperson of the Utah Air National Guard.

“We are extremely pleased to be selected by Pathways Communications as the IPTV solution provider for Utah Air National Guard,” said Michael Chorpash, President Optibase Inc. “While robustness and reliability are paramount, our systems enable Utah Air National Guard to simultaneously stream the many channels they need, for preparations and exercises, as well as to support their actions in time of war and in the event of a state crisis.”