Velister selects Net Insight for all-IP DTT Network in Cyprus

Cypriot Velister Ltd selected Net Insight for an all-IP Digital Terrestrial Televison (DTT) Network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Net Insight (OMX Stockholm: NETI B), a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has delivered the Nimbra platform to Velister Ltd, the commercial DVB-T operator in Cyprus for a new all-IP DTT network.

Velister Ltd, a private broadcast operator in Cyprus selects Net Insight for a new all-IP Digital Terrestrial network. The network covers the whole of Cyprus and has been live since the 1st July 2011.

The DTT network carries three MUXes and consists of end-to-end provisioning, full-path protection architecture with multiple levels of redundancy from the head-end site to the individual transmitter sites. The network provides both contribution and distribution services based on the Nimbra platform, including the network management system, Nimbra Vision.

This order was won in partnership with Net Insight’s partner in Cyprus J&D Dynamic in June.

“We have selected Net Insight thanks to the well-proven solution for Digital Terrestrial TV networks”, says Nestoras Nestorides, General Manager of Velister Ltd. “The Nimbra platform enables us to run both contribution and distribution services based on a single platform as well as supporting a seamless expansion of new services.”

Velister Ltd is a new customer and strengthens our recognition as a trusted partner to provide all-IP DTT networks,” says Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO at Net Insight. “This is the second DTT network Net Insight is selected for in Cyprus.”