Haivision provides an IPTV communications network to teachers in Thailand

The company specialized in advanced video networking, digital signage and solutions for IP video distribution Haivision has provided a Furnace IP video system and H.264 Barracuda encoders to the Office of the Commission on Basic Education (OBEC) of Thailand to enable controlled and secure video communication between headquarters and teachers across the country.

The Office of the Commission on Basic Education (OBEC) of Thailand has chosen the IP video system Furnace and encoders H.264 Barracuda Haivision to create an end-to-end IPTV IPTV solution that connects agency headquarters with educators across the country. Haivision infrastructure allows OBEC to maintain a reliable videoconferencing system, in real time, with officials and staff who are geographically dispersed, facilitating organization-wide communications and supporting OBEC's mission to serve as the hub of Thailand's education activities.

Ajarn Mana, of the OBEC, explained that “in order to meet our growing communications needs, a reliable end-to-end IPTV solution was sought to link all our facilities so that knowledge can be better shared and equitable development and access achieved for all regions of the country. With Haivision we have been able to take our internal communications to the next level – and we have a complete IPTV solution from Haivision to broadcast controlled and secure video across our entire network. Barracuda encoder delivers high H.264 encoding performance in a unique compact form factor, and its ability to provide multiple streams at different resolutions and bit rates to various targets makes it a perfect fit within Haivision's Furnace end-to-end H.264 IP video solution.”.

High encoding performance
Powered by Barracuda H.264 encoders, Furnace advanced IP video system supplies multimedia content to Haivision Stingray set-top-boxes and InStream players (Available on any computer), enabling OBEC to share live video across its Bangkok facility. The IP video network serves multiple purposes on a day-to-day basis, for example, Live meetings between headquarters and regional offices to notify teachers of new policies and keep all staff informed of general information. The system has also proven invaluable for distance learning and for officer and staff training by providing a high-quality live video link from headquarters to e-training PCs.. With the first phase underway, OBEC is implementing the second phase of the network to enable recording, WAN playback and streaming.

Charles Dobson, Director of International Business Development, Haivision Network Video, Reviewed: “As Thailand's central education authority responsible for teachers and schools across the country, OBEC has recognized the need for multimedia communications and accessibility in its organization throughout the country. The end-to-end IP video distribution system Furnace offers the protection of internal content and broadcast, from encoders at OBEC headquarters to end users at regional facilities.”

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