MONTREAL – Canadian video supplier Aldea Solutions has secured contracts to deliver the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil games to major broadcasters and media companies in the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Switzerland, Malaysia and South Africa.
According to the company’s press release, audiences in four continents will have watched the World Cup via Aldea's state-of-the-art fibre optic network and services by the time the championship game is played this Sunday.
Aldea designed a high-quality, bi-directional managed video and data transport solution that enables live HD broadcasts from Rio de Janeiro and multiple cities in Brazil to be delivered to each of its clients' main studios. To address the expected demands for expanded coverage during the event, Aldea is offering fibre-based services from client's temporary studios in Brazil as well as live stand-up positions from all cities in Brazil where matches are played.
To ensure the best possible service and experience throughout the event, Aldea deployed diverse high-capacity fibre-optic routes out of Brazil, and implemented the highest-quality transport and video encoding technology platforms. The event is managed by an experienced 7×24 technical support team in Rio de Janeiro, as well as a dedicated operations and monitoring team at Aldea's headquarters in Montreal. Clients receive their selected content securely and reliably on Aldea's network, while taking advantage of the economies of scale feasible during such a large deployment.
"This is a tremendous vote of confidence that the broadcast industry has placed on our company”, said CEO Lionel Bentolila, in the release. “Using Aldea's services, our customers can benefit from the inherent capabilities of fiber transmission such as minimal latency and higher quality. For this event Aldea is providing an extensive portfolio of turn-key services that includes both TV transmissions and live web streaming for second screen interactive applications".
Aldea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marcatel, provides broadcast-quality video services and solutions for the television, film and media industries.
