NEWS/Phoenix Datacom Appointed UK Reseller for Bridge Technologies’ IPTV Monitoring Products
(Oslo, Norway - 15th December 2008) Bridge Technologies has announced that Phoenix Datacom has become a reseller of the VideoBRIDGE series of IP Probes for IPTV monitoring. Phoenix Datacom will supply VideoBRIDGE’s award-winning technology to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators in the UK and Ireland, providing the most advanced end-to-end monitoring solution available in the industry.
Based in Aylesbury, Phoenix Datacom has been the UK’s leading player in the industry since 1984, with a roster of blue-chip customers including BT, Vodafone, O2, Nokia, Visa, and the British Government. The company is renowned for its depth of knowledge and high-quality expertise in network security and monitoring for fixed and mobile telecoms operators, IT and networking hardware vendors, and corporate network users.
“We are very pleased to be adding Bridge Technologies’ comprehensive range of monitoring products to the solutions we work with,” said John Carson, CEO, Phoenix Datacom. "Our customers are asking for ETR 101 290 monitoring and alarming with QAM, Ethernet, ASI, and COFDM connectivity — and that’s what VideoBRIDGE technology delivers. VideoBRIDGE offers outstanding quality assurance for cable and other digital television operators — essential for successful services that will attract growing numbers of subscribers in a highly competitive market.”
“Phoenix Datacom is a first-class partner for Bridge Technologies,” said Philip Burnham, Sales Director, Bridge Technologies. “With the support and service that Phoenix provides, our UK customers can be confident they are getting the best all-round solution for their Digital TV operation.”
The award-winning VideoBRIDGE series of probes are innovative industrial platforms for the converging services employing stream-based IP packets. Compatible with all major stream-based industrial standards such as MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and DVB/ATSC - ETSI TR 101 290, the VideoBRIDGE series offers a complete end-to-end system for the continuous quality assurance of a network. With full support of the RFC4445 standards proposal and the innovative MEDIAWINDOW™ (patented), the VideoBRIDGE series is at the forefront of IPTV measurement and monitoring technologies.
Pictured: Philip Burnham, Sales Director, Bridge Technologies and John Carson, CEO, Phoenix Datacom