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IneoQuest Develops the First and Only Solutions for Monitoring, Analyzing and Reporting the Quality of Streaming Video to the iPhone(TM)
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MANSFIELD, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/04/09 --
IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., the
global provider of advanced quality and service assurance solutions for
digital video, today announced the availability of the first and only solutions for real-time monitoring, analyzing
and reporting of the quality of streaming content to the Apple®
iPhone(TM). Supporting Apple's unique HTTP Live Streaming protocol, the Cricket(TM) HLS
probes and the IQSegVue iPhone application join IneoQuest's family of
products for end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to help
content providers and mobile network operators ensure quality performance
of live or pre-recorded entertainment and efficiently manage the network.
Unlike traditional video delivery methods, Apple's new HTTP Live Streaming
protocol requires video to the iPhone to be segmented into small clips and
then downloaded in correct sequence, increasing the complexity and need for
real-time video and transport monitoring. To assist providers looking to
deliver quality content to the iPhone, IneoQuest has extended its
award-winning Cricket(TM) probes and iPhone application knowledge to
support this new protocol and enable complete visibility of traffic flows
throughout the entire transport process.
Today, broadcasters and service providers are already using IneoQuest's
Geminus(TM) and Cricket probes to monitor and test the MPEG transport
stream for video quality issues. Now, Cricket HLS probes are available to
act as a mirror to the subscriber's iPhone by monitoring the video
transport stream across multiple locations, both regionally and nationally,
after the HTTP segmentation and before and after subscriber distribution,
capturing traditional and HTTP-transport metrics, such as HTTP-based file
loss, bitrates and outages, as well as audio quality issues. The data
about the video and transport stream before and after HTTP segmentation are
delivered to IneoQuest's iVMS(TM) management system for integrated analysis
and reporting, enabling providers to pinpoint the exact location of a
failure and promptly troubleshoot before the subscriber is impacted.
Integrating the data gathered by the Geminus, Cricket and new Cricket HLS
probes into IneoQuest's iVMS management system also enables providers to
complete long-term performance analysis to understand locations, devices,
channels or network inefficiencies that are impacting business. As a
result, content providers can solve systematic failures and efficiently
manage the network, improving their Quality of Service (QoS) and subscriber
Quality of Experience (QoE).
For field troubleshooting, content providers can also leverage the IQSegVue
to monitor the quality of streaming video at the delivery point. The
IQSegVue serves as a video player on an iPhone or iPod touch® and allows
field technicians to display live video broadcast sessions to evaluate QoE
in real time. With a few clicks, real-time statistics and measurement data
about video quality metrics can be shown. Using this information,
providers can pinpoint failures from the field and remotely troubleshoot
issues.
"The number of iPhone users is skyrocketing and subscribers are
increasingly demanding additional content delivery to these mobile devices.
For content providers, this offers an entire new revenue stream and an
additional opportunity to reach viewers," said Calvin Harrison, vice
president of marketing and business development at IneoQuest. "Working
with forward-thinking content providers, our research and development team
has expanded our family of products to help harness the power of Apple's
ground-breaking HTTP Live Streaming protocol and benefit from this new
approach. The Cricket HLS probes and IQSegVue measurement of live video
traffic helps improve the business aspects of video services and mobile
content."
IneoQuest is working with leading content providers to assess their current
network architectures and design the most effective deployment strategy of
IneoQuest equipment and services for iPhone video delivery, be it
standalone Cricket HLS units to full end-to-end deployments. IneoQuest is providing a limited
time $1,500 introductory offer to providers for deployments of individual
Cricket HLS units.
To see a live demonstration of the Cricket HLS probe and IQSegVue, visit
IneoQuest at booth #420 at Streaming Media West 2009, November 17-19, 2009
at the San José McEnery Convention Center, San José, CA.
About IneoQuest Technologies
Recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America by
Deloitte LLP for the third year in a row and receiving numerous awards for
its product innovation, IneoQuest has a rich heritage of developing
industry-first video test and measurement solutions for both legacy video
network delivery and leading-edge offerings like switched digital video
(SDV), IPTV and video on demand (VOD). The company enables its customers
to design, build, deploy and manage digital video networks with unique
combinations of hardware, software and services.
IneoQuest has been providing the cable, broadcast, satellite,
telecommunications providers and equipment manufacturers with
forward-thinking concepts and metrics for ensuring Quality of Service and
Quality of Experience, including the three planes of video delivery
networks, High Program Availability, the patented Media Delivery Index
(MDI) and other patent-pending technologies. To deliver custom and
complete solutions to its customer base, IneoQuest leverages a premier
partner network, which includes Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft® and
Spirent® Communications. Headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts,
IneoQuest has sales operations in the North American, European, Asian and
Latin American regions. More information is available at www.IneoQuest.com.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple
Inc.
Press Contact:
SHIFT Communications
Amanda Munroe
Phone: 617-779-1816
Email: Email Contact
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