GlobalConnect deploys Nevion Virtuoso and VideoIPath for remote production and contribution

This solution will be used, among others, to cover the Danish football league, Superliga, in HD and 4K/UHD.

GlobalConnect has deployed Nevion Virtuoso, the software-defined media node, and Nevion VideoIPath, SDN orchestration and control software from Nevion, for remote production and contribution applications. The Danish provider of fiber optic networks, data centers and cloud solutions is using the solution to serve the main media providers of the Danish football league, Superliga, as well as to support remote production of other sports such as handball.

GlobalConnect needed a new solution to replace its existing infrastructure that included both compressed and uncompressed services with a clear path to eventual migration to SMPTE ST 2110. Before implementing the Nevion solution, GlobalConnect transmitted Super League signals using multiple audio, video and network cables from a mobile unit, where today only a 10G fiber connection is used on mobiles.

The new solution includes IM Virtuoso from Nevion is used to encode and transport HD and 4K/UHD signals (using JPEG 2000) in real time from football stadiums. They are also deployed in a total of 6 mobile units across the country to provide host signal to GlobalConnect customers. Nevion VideoIPath manages and orchestrates the network, ensuring in particular load balancing and uptime.

Anders Kuhn Saaby, director de tecnología de GlobalConnect, asegura que “tenemos una larga relación con Nevion durante la cual hemos sido capaces de alimentar las solicitudes de características de los productos para que se ajusten a nuestras necesidades. Como proveedor de infraestructura digital integrada, tenemos un gran interés en el desarrollo d la migración SDI a IP y Nevion ha sido fundamental en esta primera fase de migración a un entorno IP”.

Hans Hasselbach, director comercial de Nevion, destaca que “nos hemos asociado con GlobalConnect desde 2012 y hemos proporcionado una serie de soluciones en este tiempo, incluyendo VideoIPath, donde todavía esperamos introducir más beneficios con nuevas características para nuestros componentes de infraestructura móvil y multiusuario. Estamos deseando seguir trabajando con GlobalConnect en el futuro, a medida que pase a un entorno de producción IP”.