ATX to Debut IP-Streaming Managed Video Solution for SMB Sector at HITEC 2024
June 20 2024 - 9:42AM
Business Wire
The Visium MVP Solution is a low-cost,
easy-to-use video distribution system optimized for restaurants,
bars and other businesses with multiple televisions
ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media
distribution solutions, today introduced the Visium™ MVP, an
end-to-end managed video solution optimized for small and medium
businesses (SMBs), including restaurants, bars and gyms.
The Visium MVP combines the capabilities of the new Visium MD
Mini media gateway, the Visium MVP control app and the Visium
Set-Back Box (SBB) to provide PayTV providers and systems
integrators with a powerful-but-affordable solution that simplifies
the distribution and control of content in multi-television
environments through an easy-to-use mobile app and solves viewing
synchronization issues in these venues.
“Many PayTV providers have historically lacked a purpose-built
solution for the SMB market, requiring them to go to market with
solutions designed for residential environments or large commercial
sites,” said Jeff McInnis, General Manager of ATX’s Media
Distribution business. “The Visium MVP was designed to target this
market segment by equipping video service providers with a fully
managed and cost-optimized solution that delivers industry-leading
end-user experience.”
Deploying equipment designed for residential customers in small
and medium business settings introduces several end-user experience
issues, including the need to track and manage multiple remotes to
change television channels. In addition, deploying residential IPTV
set-top boxes (STBs) can result in the same content running on
adjacent televisions being out of sync by as much as several
seconds.
Optimized for ingesting streaming IP media from a Content
Delivery Network (CDN), the Visium MVP supports content
distribution using QAM over existing coax or IP over ethernet
wiring, eliminating the need for costly rewiring. Sports bars and
other establishments can also leverage the Visium MVP’s support for
local channel insertion for advertising and other digital signage
use cases.
Another critical component of the managed video solution is the
ATX Visium SBB, a Pro:Idiom®-compatible adapter that works in
conjunction with the MD Mini to coordinate content delivery and
conserve valuable bandwidth.
The tightly integrated system is also designed to self-install,
giving PayTV providers and integrators the option to deploy the
solution without dispatching technical resources to the commercial
locations. Both the Visium MD Mini and SBB auto connect with the
Visium Manager, an element management system that configures and
monitors ATX media distribution solutions, when connected and
powered up.
The MVP Solution will be demonstrated at the Hospitality
Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), taking place
in Charlotte, NC, from June 24-27. ATX booth (2350) visitors can
also explore commercial services gateways from the Visium MD family
featuring IP-ingest capabilities. In addition, ATX will be
demonstrating the DVIS™ II channel insertion solution, the
IP-capable successor to its widely deployed QAM-based channel
insertion platform.
For more information, please visit www.atx.com.
About ATX Networks
ATX Networks is an innovation leader in broadband access, media
distribution and sustainable energy storage. ATX’s market-leading
and award-winning solutions are based on Agile Innovation design
principles, enabling communications service providers to
futureproof and evolve their networks in lockstep with market
demand and in compliance with environmental standards. ATX partners
with the world’s most innovative cable, satellite, fixed telecom,
wireless and media broadcast service providers to improve people’s
lives by enabling affordable and reliable broadband connectivity
and media content for everyone, everywhere. For further
information, visit ATX at www.atx.com, and follow us on
LinkedIn.
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Joseph McGarvey 1-347-601-7003 jmcgarvey@atx.com