ATEME Enables Replacement of Colombian Regional Television Network Analog Link with High Video Quality, Low-Bandwidth Digital Turnkey Solution

Telecafe Ltda. Overcomes Complex Geographic Challenges Using Turnkey Kyrion Solution from ATEME and its Partner, Advanced Television Group

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Mar 03, 2015, 07:47 ET

PARIS, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- When Telecafe Ltda., a Colombian regional television channel, looked to upgrade its inefficient analog microwave radio contribution network, it turned to ATEME and its distributor, Advanced Television Group SAS (ATG), to provide a turnkey solution that links studios across the challenging terrain of the Colombian Coffee region. Visit http://ateme.com/en/products/Products-overview/ to learn more about ATEME's Kyrion solutions.

ATEME was selected for its turnkey solution, which is ideally suited for networks looking to upgrade SD analog systems to an HD-capable digital solution that offers superior vision quality while lowering operating expenses.

Telecafe Ltda. provides programming to remote regions – Telecafe Ltda. is a regional television channel that provides public television service in the Colombian Coffee region (Eje Cafetero).
Replacement of the legacy system will drive significant operational expenditure reduction
- Highest reliability 24/7 transmissions based on future-proof video encoding/decoding pairs ensures very limited maintenance operations with this new "set and forget" system.
Connecting studios across mountainous regions – ATEME and partner ATG developed a comprehensive solution that included:
- Upgrade from an SD analog system to an HD-capable digital solution that is ideally suited for complex geographies such as those found in the region.
- IP Audio and Video contribution network over microwave links.
- The user-friendly, modular platform of the Kyrion CM5000 encoder and the Kyrion DR5000 Integrated Receiver Decoder provide state-of-the-art H.264 performance with 4:2:2 10-bit high fidelity.
Delivering an enhanced television experience
- ATEME's solution provides Telecafe with the latest linear TV experience featuring pristine video quality at the first step of the end-to-end delivery to the consumer.

Carolina Ocampo Rios, technical coordinator, Telecafé Ltda., said:
"We based our decision on two major factors when selecting the solution for this project. On one hand, ATEME's is a technically superior solution when compared to other alternatives. On the other hand, the technical and engineering experience of ATG provided us with a turnkey solution that allowed for seamless integration and deployment of such a solution, while assisting us in the transition to the new system."

About ATEME:
ATEME (PARIS:ATEME) is a global leader in advanced video delivery infrastructure and a world leading provider of HEVC, H.264 and MPEG-2 bandwidth efficient compression technology. ATEME encoding solutions are deployed widely for broadcast contribution links, distribution, multi-screen live streaming, OTT and VOD applications. More information is available at www.ateme.com.

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