Appoints Sunteq to Distribute VideoBRIDGE Digital TV Monitoring Products in Slovakia

Bridge Technologies and Bratislava-based digital audio and video technology specialist Sunteq have partnered to distribute and support Bridge Technologies’ VideoBRIDGE product range in Slovakia. Sunteq will supply VideoBRIDGE’s award-winning IP probes for digital TV monitoring to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators throughout the country, providing the most advanced headend to set-top box monitoring solution available in the industry.

“Sunteq is a leading player in the Slovakian market and the addition of Bridge Technologies products to our range means we can now offer the best end-to-end monitoring technology available to operators of IPTV and cable services,” said Juraj Sramek, director, Sunteq. “The VideoBRIDGE probes allow operators to trace and fix problems almost immediately, wherever they occur in the delivery chain, for a substantial impact on subscriber satisfaction and the maintenance costs of the service.”

The award-winning VideoBRIDGE series of probes offers an innovative approach to the monitoring and analysis of 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 innovative MediaWindow™ (patented), the VideoBRIDGE series is at the forefront of IPTV measurement and monitoring technologies.

“Two factors are contributing to the rapid growth of the Bridge Technologies customer base,” said Philip Burnham, sales director, Bridge Technologies. “First, more and more organizations in the digital TV market are realizing the complexities involved in operating the delivery chain, and second, quality of service and low maintenance costs are keys to survival and growth in the current economic conditions. On both counts, the VideoBRIDGE system provides exceptional advantages, and we are very pleased our partners at Sunteq will be bringing these market-leading benefits to customers in Slovakia.”