VSNL
extends uplinking services to digitally encrypted channels
(Posted on 5 February 7:20 pm)
Overseas
communications carrier and sole uplinking service provider Videsh
Sanchar Nigam Ltd is working on providing digital uplinking facilities
to encrypted channels from Indian soil. As part of that the company
has selected a range of Taridan Scopus Codico platforms which
are to be installed in Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. The service
will initially be available from Chennai's Ambattur uplink site
where playout rooms will be provided at a price. It will be extended
to the two other cities as and when the facilities are upgraded.
No rates have been decided for the Multiple Channel Per Carrier
(MCPC) services.
Prior to this, in nine different cities, Scopus had installed
digital SCPC (Single Channel Per Carrier) systems that improve
signal reach and quality.
The current installation covers the three major metros and Scopus
has installed a number of MCPC systems. VSNL is using a Conditional
Access System provided by Irdeto. Scopus digital platforms also
enable VSNL to provide IP data services over these networks.
"VSNL
is a very large part of the changing media landscape in India
and now that we are part of their overachieving team, I am convinced
that our digital tools will propel them even further," says Arie
Vered, Scopus Sales and Marketing Director. "VSNL's selection
of Scopus advances our growing interests in Asia and is a major
confirmation for Scopus' technology and reputation."
The cornerstones of Scopus' SCPC and MCPC systems are the CODICO
E-1100 Professional Encoder and and CODICO IRD 2520 (Integrated
Receiver / Decoder). The CODICO RTM-3600 Statistical Multiplexer
/ Re-multiplexer is behind the MCPC.
The E-1100 Professional Encoder operates at 50 Mbit/ second and
support both MPEG-2 4:2:0P@ML and 4:2:2P@ML encoding levels. The
E-1100, housed in a single unit rackmounted enclosure, uses an
advanced video pre-processor to deliver flexible encoding capabilities
and high quality pictures at any given bit rate and with a very
low delay. The Encoder operates either at constant bit-rate (CBR)
or at variable bit-rate mode (VBR), to support Scopus' statistical
multiplexing process.
The RTM-3600 is an MPEG-2 DVB compliant Statistical Multiplexer
/ Re-multiplexer that provides cost-effective MPEG-2 DVB stream
multiplexing and efficient re-multiplexing. It is capable of multiplexing
up to 15 MPEG-2 transport streams, re-multiplexing video programs
and has a statistical multiplexing mode.
The Scopus systems also include an Network Management system,
the NMS-4000.
Scopus has teamed up with MCBS (India) for project implementation
and technical support.
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