Aldea
Solutions
Inc.
interconnects
to
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting’s
video
fibre
network
November,
24,
2010
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting
(TSBc)
and
Aldea
Solutions
Inc.
today
announced
that
they
have
entered
into
a
commercial
agreement,
to
interconnect
their
video
networks
in
London.
Aldea,
a
leading
provider
of
broadcast-quality
video
services
in
the
Americas,
is
expanding
its
high-capacity
terrestrial
network
into
London
and
will
make
use
of
TSBc’s
teleport
facilities
in
the
heart
of
central
London,
which
provide
uplink
and
downlink
capabilities,
as
well
as
access
to
BT
Tower.
TSBc
and
Aldea
offer
both
SD
and
HD
signal
delivery
and
compatibility
between
networks.
Aldea
will
also
extend
its
reach
into
Europe
using
TSBc’s
extensive
fibre
resources.
As a
result
of
the
agreement
TSBc
is
able
to
enhance
its
Occasional
use
(OU)
broadcast
reach
to
an
additional
19
cities
in
11
countries
across
the
Americas
through
Aldea’s
established
fibre
network.
“Our
satellite
coverage
and
ground-segment
services
provide
a
perfect
gateway
for
Aldea
to
further
extend
its
already
impressive
distribution
network
into
Europe”
said
Lars
Janols,
Director
Sales
and
Marketing,
TSBc,
“This
agreement
also
expands
TSBc’s
reach
across
the
US
and
Latin
America
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
working
in
partnership
with
Aldea
to
develop
and
further
enhance
TSBc’s
OU
broadcast
solutions”
“Aldea
provides
HD-quality
fiber-optic
video-transmission
services
for
broadcasters
that
have
high
reliability,
low
signal
latency
and
high
bandwidth
requirements
at a
competitive
price,”
said
Lionel
Bentolila,
CEO
at
Aldea.
“We
are
very
excited
about
our
partnership
with
Telenor
as
it
represents
the
opportunity
to
extend
our
connectivity
into
London
and
combine
our
fiber
network
with
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting’s
satellite
footprint.
Our
combined
teams,
talents
and
technologies
will
enable
us
to
offer
full
end-to-end
solutions
to
our
customers.”
The
connections
are
now
fully
operational,
with
Aldea
delivering
numerous
football
leagues
and
other
live
sports
events
as
well
as
news
content
between
the
Americas
and
Europe.
Aldea
are
also
utilising
TSBc’s
teleport
offering
to
downlink
and
uplink
many
satellite
feeds
in
Europe.
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