PT Telkom Selects Kyrion Encoders for Delivery of Superior Satellite Contribution Services

Largest Telecommunications Company in Indonesia Expands Satellite Services, Turns to ATEME for its Video Compression Excellence

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Mar 23, 2015, 06:47 ET

PARIS, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- When you are the largest telecommunications service provider in a country with a population of 250 million, it is imperative that you provide your audience with the best possible video quality. ATEME announced today that PT Telkom, Indonesia's largest telecom company, selected the Kyrion CM5000 encoder to outfit its expanding Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicle fleet.

Digital satellite news gathering professionals benefit from the state-of-art in video compression technology.

PT Telkom expands satellite services – As the company looked to upgrade the quality of and broaden its satellite services, PT Telkom consulted with ATEME's local partner, PT Aditech Matra, to assist it in selecting the best video compression solution for its fleet of SNG vehicles. They selected the ATEME Kyrion encoders for their outstanding VQ performance and bandwidth efficiency.
Maximize your capacity slot with a field-proven solution – Kyrion CM5000 encoders are designed to streamline DSNG and occasional use uplink operations. With a very short boot time and a unique front panel with confidence monitoring, the Kyrion CM5000 allows SNG vehicle operators to load or edit transmission profiles rapidly and be on air within seconds.

Asril Ahmad, satellite service operation center (SSOC) manager, PT Telkom, said:
"As our market demand increased, it was important that we invest in equipment that is ready for the next generation of video compression. We used ATEME not only for the best video quality, but also because the Kyrion encoder provides our SNG vehicle operators with reliable, scalable and future-proof equipment."

About ATEME ATEME (PARIS: ATEME), Transforming Video Delivery. ATEME is a global leader in HEVC, H264, MPEG2 video compression solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT. More information is available at www.ateme.com.

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